The Philosophical Works of Descartes: Rendered Into English, Volume 2Dover Publications, 1934 - Enlightenment |
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... distinguished ; hence we may enquire about the efficient cause of God . But in order to reconcile those two matters , we should reply to the question as to why God exists , not indeed by assigning an efficient cause in the proper sense ...
... distinguished ; hence we may enquire about the efficient cause of God . But in order to reconcile those two matters , we should reply to the question as to why God exists , not indeed by assigning an efficient cause in the proper sense ...
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... distinguished existence from essence but not in God . But how , I pray , is the existence of Plato distinguished from the essence of Plato , unless by thought ? For , supposing now that Plato no longer exists where is his essence ? Is ...
... distinguished existence from essence but not in God . But how , I pray , is the existence of Plato distinguished from the essence of Plato , unless by thought ? For , supposing now that Plato no longer exists where is his essence ? Is ...
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... distinguished . For when we contemplate the immensity of God , not thinking of His justice ; or when we view His immensity , not thinking of the Son or of the Holy Spirit ; do we have a complete perception of that immensity , or of God ...
... distinguished . For when we contemplate the immensity of God , not thinking of His justice ; or when we view His immensity , not thinking of the Son or of the Holy Spirit ; do we have a complete perception of that immensity , or of God ...
Contents
Reply to the First Objections | 9 |
Second Set of Objections | 24 |
Reply to Second Objections | 30 |
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