Philosophical Works, Volume 1Cambridge Press, 1967 - Philosophy |
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Page 190
... clear and distinct idea of myself inasmuch as I am only a thinking and unextended thing , and as , on the other , I ... clear that these faculties , if it be true that they exist , must be attached to some corporeal or extended substance ...
... clear and distinct idea of myself inasmuch as I am only a thinking and unextended thing , and as , on the other , I ... clear that these faculties , if it be true that they exist , must be attached to some corporeal or extended substance ...
Page 208
... clear , and the second that from them we may deduce all other things ; for there are but these two conditions that are essential in true principles . And I can easily prove that they are very clear , first of all by the manner in which ...
... clear , and the second that from them we may deduce all other things ; for there are but these two conditions that are essential in true principles . And I can easily prove that they are very clear , first of all by the manner in which ...
Page 237
... clear but also distinct . I term that clear which is present and apparent to an attentive mind , in the same way as we assert that we see objects clearly when , being present to the regarding eye , they operate upon it with sufficient ...
... clear but also distinct . I term that clear which is present and apparent to an attentive mind , in the same way as we assert that we see objects clearly when , being present to the regarding eye , they operate upon it with sufficient ...
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