The Philosophical Works of Descartes: Rendered Into English, Volume 2Dover Publications, 1934 - Enlightenment |
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... human attributes are ascribed to Him . Everyone knows the distinction between those modes of speaking of God that are suited to the vulgar understanding and do indeed contain some truth , a truth , however , relative to the human point ...
... human attributes are ascribed to Him . Everyone knows the distinction between those modes of speaking of God that are suited to the vulgar understanding and do indeed contain some truth , a truth , however , relative to the human point ...
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... human qualities , we derive and construct an idea of some sort or other for our use - an idea which does not transcend human comprehension , and contains no reality which we do not perceive in other things or by means of other things ...
... human qualities , we derive and construct an idea of some sort or other for our use - an idea which does not transcend human comprehension , and contains no reality which we do not perceive in other things or by means of other things ...
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... human wisdom and did not relate that wisdom to God , he could find nothing which wholly satisfied or in which there ... human spirits are to enjoy celestial bliss , what man knows this by human reasonings and as long as he does not turn ...
... human wisdom and did not relate that wisdom to God , he could find nothing which wholly satisfied or in which there ... human spirits are to enjoy celestial bliss , what man knows this by human reasonings and as long as he does not turn ...
Contents
Reply to the First Objections | 9 |
Second Set of Objections | 24 |
Reply to Second Objections | 30 |
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