Philosophical Works, Volume 2The University Press, 1967 - Philosophy, Modern |
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Page 136
... evil spirit that mocks us , in order to convince yourself ; whereas it would have seemed to be suffi- cient to ascribe that to the obscurity of the human mind and the weakness of its nature alone . Further , you feign that you are ...
... evil spirit that mocks us , in order to convince yourself ; whereas it would have seemed to be suffi- cient to ascribe that to the obscurity of the human mind and the weakness of its nature alone . Further , you feign that you are ...
Page 177
... evil , is so only by accident . Consequently , just as we should not want any of the citizens to be evil , in order that the good might thereby become more distinguished , so , it seems , it ought never to have come to pass that any ...
... evil , is so only by accident . Consequently , just as we should not want any of the citizens to be evil , in order that the good might thereby become more distinguished , so , it seems , it ought never to have come to pass that any ...
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... evil Spirit that prevented him from seeing the contradiction in his words . It is to be regretted that this Spirit so often causes difficulties in our critic's thinking . The matter is certainly important , nay of the highest moment ...
... evil Spirit that prevented him from seeing the contradiction in his words . It is to be regretted that this Spirit so often causes difficulties in our critic's thinking . The matter is certainly important , nay of the highest moment ...
Contents
THE SYNDICS OF THE CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY PRESS | 1 |
Reply to the First Objections | 9 |
Second Set of Objections | 24 |
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