The Philosophical Works of Descartes, Volume 1University Press, 1931 - Philosophy |
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Page 166
... true , nor any in which there can be less suspicion of falsehood . The idea , I say , of this Being who is absolutely perfect and infinite , is entirely true ; for although , perhaps , we can imagine that such a Being does not exist ...
... true , nor any in which there can be less suspicion of falsehood . The idea , I say , of this Being who is absolutely perfect and infinite , is entirely true ; for although , perhaps , we can imagine that such a Being does not exist ...
Page 180
... true and immutable . For example , when I imagine a triangle , although there may nowhere in the world be such a ... true since I conceive them clearly . Hence they are something , and not pure negation ; for it is perfectly clear that ...
... true and immutable . For example , when I imagine a triangle , although there may nowhere in the world be such a ... true since I conceive them clearly . Hence they are something , and not pure negation ; for it is perfectly clear that ...
Page 184
... true- although I no longer pay attention to the reasons for which I have judged this to be true , provided that I recollect having clearly and distinctly perceived it no contrary reason can be brought forward which could ever cause me ...
... true- although I no longer pay attention to the reasons for which I have judged this to be true , provided that I recollect having clearly and distinctly perceived it no contrary reason can be brought forward which could ever cause me ...
Contents
Discourse on the Method of Rightly Conducting the Reason | 81 |
The Search after Truth | 212 |
Index | 432 |
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