Philosophical Works, Volume 1Cambridge Press, 1967 - Philosophy |
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... judge it to be probable and never affirm it to be true ; in fact it makes us better instructed . Deduction is thus left to us as the only means of putting things together so as to be sure of their truth . Yet in it too there may be many ...
... judge it to be probable and never affirm it to be true ; in fact it makes us better instructed . Deduction is thus left to us as the only means of putting things together so as to be sure of their truth . Yet in it too there may be many ...
Page 156
... judge that the wax exists from the fact that I touch it , the same thing will follow , to wit , that I am ; and if I judge that my imagination , or some other cause , whatever it is , persuades me that the wax exists , I shall still ...
... judge that the wax exists from the fact that I touch it , the same thing will follow , to wit , that I am ; and if I judge that my imagination , or some other cause , whatever it is , persuades me that the wax exists , I shall still ...
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... judge of it one way or the other ; and even when we judge of it we should not fall into error , provided that we do not give our assent to what we do not know clearly and distinctly ; but what usually misleads us is that we very ...
... judge of it one way or the other ; and even when we judge of it we should not fall into error , provided that we do not give our assent to what we do not know clearly and distinctly ; but what usually misleads us is that we very ...
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