Philosophical Works, Volume 2The University Press, 1967 - Philosophy, Modern |
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Page 128
... rule of the truth of things . For , if anyone care to allege that my thought ought not to be the rule for others , so as to make them believe something because I think it true , I entirely agree . But that is not at all to the point ...
... rule of the truth of things . For , if anyone care to allege that my thought ought not to be the rule for others , so as to make them believe something because I think it true , I entirely agree . But that is not at all to the point ...
Page 151
... Rule : that all things which I perceive very clearly and very distinctly are true ' . But though amid the obscurity that surrounds us , there may very well be no better Rule obtainable , yet when we see that many minds of the first rank ...
... Rule : that all things which I perceive very clearly and very distinctly are true ' . But though amid the obscurity that surrounds us , there may very well be no better Rule obtainable , yet when we see that many minds of the first rank ...
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... rule is to be expected , waiting until you have shown that a God exists who cannot be a deceiver . Yet to throw out this warning hint , you ought not so much to take pains to substantiate this Rule , following which we so readily ...
... rule is to be expected , waiting until you have shown that a God exists who cannot be a deceiver . Yet to throw out this warning hint , you ought not so much to take pains to substantiate this Rule , following which we so readily ...
Contents
THE SYNDICS OF THE CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY PRESS | 1 |
Reply to the First Objections | 9 |
Second Set of Objections | 24 |
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