The Philosophical Works of Descartes: Rendered Into English, Volume 2Dover Publications, 1934 - Enlightenment |
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... actually exists ; for then it will actually contain all its perfections , together with this perfection of real existence . Pardon me , gentlemen , if now I plead fatigue ; but here is some- thing in a lighter vein . This complex ...
... actually exists ; for then it will actually contain all its perfections , together with this perfection of real existence . Pardon me , gentlemen , if now I plead fatigue ; but here is some- thing in a lighter vein . This complex ...
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... actually , nevertheless none of these excellencies pertain to the idea of God , in which there is nothing potential , for the fact that it increases little by little is an absolutely certain token of the imperfection of my knowledge ...
... actually , nevertheless none of these excellencies pertain to the idea of God , in which there is nothing potential , for the fact that it increases little by little is an absolutely certain token of the imperfection of my knowledge ...
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... actually a complex of the walls , floors , roof , and windows , etc. , he has traced ; nevertheless that house and its component parts do not yet exist in actuality , but only potentially . Thus the above idea of the Philosophers ...
... actually a complex of the walls , floors , roof , and windows , etc. , he has traced ; nevertheless that house and its component parts do not yet exist in actuality , but only potentially . Thus the above idea of the Philosophers ...
Contents
Reply to the First Objections | 9 |
Second Set of Objections | 24 |
Reply to Second Objections | 30 |
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