The Philosophical Works of Descartes: Rendered Into English, Volume 2Dover Publications, 1934 - Enlightenment |
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Page 89
... cause : for , although that statement is manifestly true when the meaning of efficient cause is restricted to those causes that are prior to their effects or different from them , yet it does not seem necessary to confine the term to ...
... cause : for , although that statement is manifestly true when the meaning of efficient cause is restricted to those causes that are prior to their effects or different from them , yet it does not seem necessary to confine the term to ...
Page 110
... cause , and are familiar with the accurate distinction between formal and efficient cause , see the question raised whether anything is self - derived , it easily follows that , taking that to apply only to the efficient cause properly ...
... cause , and are familiar with the accurate distinction between formal and efficient cause , see the question raised whether anything is self - derived , it easily follows that , taking that to apply only to the efficient cause properly ...
Page 113
... cause of Himself , because we seek to discover the efficient cause of a thing only with respect to its existence and not at all with respect to its essence . But existence is involved in the essence of an infinite being , no less than ...
... cause of Himself , because we seek to discover the efficient cause of a thing only with respect to its existence and not at all with respect to its essence . But existence is involved in the essence of an infinite being , no less than ...
Contents
Reply to the First Objections | 9 |
Second Set of Objections | 24 |
Reply to Second Objections | 30 |
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