The Philosophical Works of Descartes: Rendered Into English, Volume 2Dover Publications, 1934 - Enlightenment |
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... assertion , the dog himself might perhaps pass a similar judgment with respect to us , that we forsooth are unaware ... assert that man himself also is without sensation and understanding , and that all his actions can be effected by ...
... assertion , the dog himself might perhaps pass a similar judgment with respect to us , that we forsooth are unaware ... assert that man himself also is without sensation and understanding , and that all his actions can be effected by ...
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... assert this merely and do not prove it . For although they add that they do not believe that the operations of the beasts can be explained by mechanism , apart from sensation , life , and soul ( i.e. as I interpret , without thought ...
... assert this merely and do not prove it . For although they add that they do not believe that the operations of the beasts can be explained by mechanism , apart from sensation , life , and soul ( i.e. as I interpret , without thought ...
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... assertion of the antecedent was wrong , or , if it is asserted , it is annulled by the condition brought forward ... assert Nothing is , no body , no soul , no mind , etc. , the alternatives are ( 1 ) that you either exclude yourself ...
... assertion of the antecedent was wrong , or , if it is asserted , it is annulled by the condition brought forward ... assert Nothing is , no body , no soul , no mind , etc. , the alternatives are ( 1 ) that you either exclude yourself ...
Contents
Reply to the First Objections | 9 |
Second Set of Objections | 24 |
Reply to Second Objections | 30 |
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