Philosophical Works, Volume 1Cambridge Press, 1967 - Philosophy |
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... actually infinite , since it can never reach a point so high that it will be unable to attain to any greater increase . But I understand God to be actually infinite , so that He can add nothing to His supreme perfection . And finally I ...
... actually infinite , since it can never reach a point so high that it will be unable to attain to any greater increase . But I understand God to be actually infinite , so that He can add nothing to His supreme perfection . And finally I ...
Page 169
... actually possessing all the perfections of which it has the idea , that is , all those which I conceive as existing in God . But if it derives its existence from some other cause than itself , we shall again ask , for the same reason ...
... actually possessing all the perfections of which it has the idea , that is , all those which I conceive as existing in God . But if it derives its existence from some other cause than itself , we shall again ask , for the same reason ...
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... actually existing . But , nevertheless , when I think of it with more attention , I clearly see that existence can no more be separated from the essence of God than can its having its three angles equal to two right angles be separated ...
... actually existing . But , nevertheless , when I think of it with more attention , I clearly see that existence can no more be separated from the essence of God than can its having its three angles equal to two right angles be separated ...
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