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And although my critic does not actually afirm this interpretation of my words , but merely puts it forward tentatively , I am surprised that a man of his holiness should in this respect copy the basest detractors , who often take this ...
And although my critic does not actually afirm this interpretation of my words , but merely puts it forward tentatively , I am surprised that a man of his holiness should in this respect copy the basest detractors , who often take this ...
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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 , that general renunciation of our old opinions which you propose ' .
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 , that general renunciation of our old opinions which you propose ' .
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But all this together with the other matters in which my critic has suffered from delusions , can be seen clearly enough from the Meditations alone which I published . But there is no reason to impugn the writer's historical knowledge ...
But all this together with the other matters in which my critic has suffered from delusions , can be seen clearly enough from the Meditations alone which I published . But there is no reason to impugn the writer's historical knowledge ...
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Contents
THE SYNDICS OF THE CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY PRESS | 1 |
Reply to the First Objections | 9 |
Second Set of Objections | 24 |
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| Title | Philosophical Works, Volume 2 Philosophical Works, René Descartes |
| Author | René Descartes |
| Publisher | Cambridge Press, 1968 |
| Original from | the University of California |
| Digitized | 3 Feb 2015 |
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