The Philosophical Works of Descartes: Rendered Into English, Volume 2Dover Publications, 1934 - Enlightenment |
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... affirm them or You say you will neither affirm them nor deny them . You will employ neither , and will regard both their affirmation and their denial as false ; you will look for nothing from those who so assent , except an assent to ...
... affirm them or You say you will neither affirm them nor deny them . You will employ neither , and will regard both their affirmation and their denial as false ; you will look for nothing from those who so assent , except an assent to ...
Page 298
... affirm that nothing is , how can you affirm that you are ? Again if you affirm that you are , don't you destroy the proposition asserted shortly before , viz . Nothing is etc. ? Therefore the antecedent is false , and false also the ...
... affirm that nothing is , how can you affirm that you are ? Again if you affirm that you are , don't you destroy the proposition asserted shortly before , viz . Nothing is etc. ? Therefore the antecedent is false , and false also the ...
Page 316
... affirm nor deny , i.e. to employ neither , and the affirmation and use of one of them as true . But gradually he forgets those things that he had related as being my assertions , and not only affirms the opposite but insists upon it so ...
... affirm nor deny , i.e. to employ neither , and the affirmation and use of one of them as true . But gradually he forgets those things that he had related as being my assertions , and not only affirms the opposite but insists upon it so ...
Contents
Reply to the First Objections | 9 |
Second Set of Objections | 24 |
Reply to Second Objections | 30 |
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