Philosophical Works, Volume 2The University Press, 1967 - Philosophy, Modern |
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Page 109
... employ the word ' cause ' in matters of divinity , where they treat of the procession of persons in the Holy Trinity , and that where the Greeks used aitiov and dpxy indifferently , they have preferred to employ the word principium ...
... employ the word ' cause ' in matters of divinity , where they treat of the procession of persons in the Holy Trinity , and that where the Greeks used aitiov and dpxy indifferently , they have preferred to employ the word principium ...
Page 175
... employ final causes in an investigation into Physical things , you act in a way which perhaps in another situation would have been quite correct . But in treating of God , it is really to be feared that you have rejected the principal ...
... employ final causes in an investigation into Physical things , you act in a way which perhaps in another situation would have been quite correct . But in treating of God , it is really to be feared that you have rejected the principal ...
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... employ , when they throw out the sand only if they think it not strong enough to bear the weight of buildings ; in ... employed as something firm and stable ; that will be something new but not at all good , and though your method of ...
... employ , when they throw out the sand only if they think it not strong enough to bear the weight of buildings ; in ... employed as something firm and stable ; that will be something new but not at all good , and though your method of ...
Contents
THE SYNDICS OF THE CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY PRESS | 1 |
Reply to the First Objections | 9 |
Second Set of Objections | 24 |
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