The Philosophical Works of Descartes: Rendered Into English, Volume 2Dover Publications, 1934 - Enlightenment |
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... attributes of which we have ideas , as e.g. knowledge whether indefinite or infinite , likewise power , number , length , etc. , and of various infinite attributes also , some are contained formally in the idea of God , e.g. knowledge ...
... attributes of which we have ideas , as e.g. knowledge whether indefinite or infinite , likewise power , number , length , etc. , and of various infinite attributes also , some are contained formally in the idea of God , e.g. knowledge ...
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... attributes which suffice to let me recognise that it is a substance . For we do not have immediate cognition of substances , as has been elsewhere noted ; rather from the mere fact that we perceive certain forms or attributes which must ...
... attributes which suffice to let me recognise that it is a substance . For we do not have immediate cognition of substances , as has been elsewhere noted ; rather from the mere fact that we perceive certain forms or attributes which must ...
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... attributes , so that our comprehension of its nature is more perfect in proportion to the number of its attributes which we discern . Just as in wax we are able to distinguish many attributes , one that it is white , another that it is ...
... attributes , so that our comprehension of its nature is more perfect in proportion to the number of its attributes which we discern . Just as in wax we are able to distinguish many attributes , one that it is white , another that it is ...
Contents
Reply to the First Objections | 9 |
Second Set of Objections | 24 |
Reply to Second Objections | 30 |
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