The Philosophical Works of Descartes: Rendered Into English, Volume 2Dover Publications, 1934 - Enlightenment |
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... clearly and distinctly unless previously you know certainly and clearly that God exists , it follows that you cannot clearly and distinctly know that you are a thinking thing , since , according to you , that knowledge depends on the ...
... clearly and distinctly unless previously you know certainly and clearly that God exists , it follows that you cannot clearly and distinctly know that you are a thinking thing , since , according to you , that knowledge depends on the ...
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... clearly and distinctly apart from another , etc. , we cannot go on to complete the argument thus : -but I clearly and distinctly apprehend this triangle ' , etc. Firstly , because the ratio between the square on the base and those on ...
... clearly and distinctly apart from another , etc. , we cannot go on to complete the argument thus : -but I clearly and distinctly apprehend this triangle ' , etc. Firstly , because the ratio between the square on the base and those on ...
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... clearly that it is not enough to inform us that you are a thing which thinks , doubts , under- stands , etc. , but that you ought to scrutinise yourself , as it were , by a chemical method of procedure in order to be able to reveal and ...
... clearly that it is not enough to inform us that you are a thing which thinks , doubts , under- stands , etc. , but that you ought to scrutinise yourself , as it were , by a chemical method of procedure in order to be able to reveal and ...
Contents
Reply to the First Objections | 9 |
Second Set of Objections | 24 |
Reply to Second Objections | 30 |
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