The Philosophical Works of Descartes: Rendered Into English, Volume 2Dover Publications, 1934 - Enlightenment |
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... eternal exists . But nevertheless he has no idea that he can assert to be that of this eternal being , and he merely gives a name to the object of his faith or reasoning and calls it God . Since now it is from this position , viz . that ...
... eternal exists . But nevertheless he has no idea that he can assert to be that of this eternal being , and he merely gives a name to the object of his faith or reasoning and calls it God . Since now it is from this position , viz . that ...
Page 77
... eternal duration -- a triangle is possessed of three angles equal to two right angles . But the nature of the triangle will not be of eternal duration , if it should chance that triangle perished " . In like manner the proposition , man ...
... eternal duration -- a triangle is possessed of three angles equal to two right angles . But the nature of the triangle will not be of eternal duration , if it should chance that triangle perished " . In like manner the proposition , man ...
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... eternal nature in addition to God the all - powerful . You will say that you merely bring forward a proposition of the schools , which states that the natures or essences of things are eternal , and that propositions can be asserted ...
... eternal nature in addition to God the all - powerful . You will say that you merely bring forward a proposition of the schools , which states that the natures or essences of things are eternal , and that propositions can be asserted ...
Contents
Reply to the First Objections | 9 |
Second Set of Objections | 24 |
Reply to Second Objections | 30 |
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