Philosophical Works, Volume 1Cambridge Press, 1967 - Philosophy |
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... perceive the infinite by a true idea , but only by the negation of the finite , just as I perceive repose and darkness by the negation of movement and of light ; for , on the contrary , I see that there is manifestly more reality in ...
... perceive the infinite by a true idea , but only by the negation of the finite , just as I perceive repose and darkness by the negation of movement and of light ; for , on the contrary , I see that there is manifestly more reality in ...
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... perceive in any space whatever is quite evidently the same as the idea of corporeal substance . PRINCIPLE XXII . Thus the matter of the heavens and of the earth is one and the same , and there cannot be a plurality of worlds . It is ...
... perceive in any space whatever is quite evidently the same as the idea of corporeal substance . PRINCIPLE XXII . Thus the matter of the heavens and of the earth is one and the same , and there cannot be a plurality of worlds . It is ...
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... perceive them . Thus when we see the light of a torch , and hear the sound of a bell , this sound and this light are two different actions which , simply by the fact that they excite two different movements in certain of our nerves ...
... perceive them . Thus when we see the light of a torch , and hear the sound of a bell , this sound and this light are two different actions which , simply by the fact that they excite two different movements in certain of our nerves ...
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