The Philosophical Works of Descartes: Rendered Into English, Volume 2Dover Publications, 1934 - Enlightenment |
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Page 13
... follow that there must be a first cause , just as it does not follow that , because I cannot understand an infinity of divisions in a finite quantity , an ultimate atom can be arrived at , beyond which no further division is possible ...
... follow that there must be a first cause , just as it does not follow that , because I cannot understand an infinity of divisions in a finite quantity , an ultimate atom can be arrived at , beyond which no further division is possible ...
Page 48
... follow the way I have pointed out , and abstract for a time from everything due to the senses , in order to pay heed to the dictates of the pure and un- corrupted reason , and consequently I thought that I had adequately barred them out ...
... follow the way I have pointed out , and abstract for a time from everything due to the senses , in order to pay heed to the dictates of the pure and un- corrupted reason , and consequently I thought that I had adequately barred them out ...
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... follow the judgment of the more capable , touching those matters that are difficult of apprehension , it must nevertheless be their own perception that tells them that they are ignorant and that those whose judgments they wish to follow ...
... follow the judgment of the more capable , touching those matters that are difficult of apprehension , it must nevertheless be their own perception that tells them that they are ignorant and that those whose judgments they wish to follow ...
Contents
Reply to the First Objections | 9 |
Second Set of Objections | 24 |
Reply to Second Objections | 30 |
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