Philosophical Works, Volume 1Cambridge Press, 1967 - Philosophy |
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Page 162
... cause as in its effect . For , pray , whence can the effect derive its reality , if not from its cause ? And in what way can this cause communicate this reality to it , unless it possessed it in itself ? And from this it follows , not ...
... cause as in its effect . For , pray , whence can the effect derive its reality , if not from its cause ? And in what way can this cause communicate this reality to it , unless it possessed it in itself ? And from this it follows , not ...
Page 163
... cause in which there is at least as much formal reality as this idea contains of objective reality . For if we imagine that something is found in an idea which is not found in the cause , it must then have been derived from nought ; but ...
... cause in which there is at least as much formal reality as this idea contains of objective reality . For if we imagine that something is found in an idea which is not found in the cause , it must then have been derived from nought ; but ...
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... cause less perfect than God . This cannot be , because , as I have just said , it is perfectly evident that there must be at least as much reality in the cause as in the effect ; and thus since I am a thinking thing , and possess an ...
... cause less perfect than God . This cannot be , because , as I have just said , it is perfectly evident that there must be at least as much reality in the cause as in the effect ; and thus since I am a thinking thing , and possess an ...
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