The Philosophical Works of Descartes: Rendered Into English, Volume 2Dover Publications, 1934 - Enlightenment |
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Page 78
... infer from the memory of his previous life that he wakes , or it will be possible for a man to know that he is awake , apart from knowledge of the true God . REPLY . One who dreams cannot effect a real connection between what he dreams ...
... infer from the memory of his previous life that he wakes , or it will be possible for a man to know that he is awake , apart from knowledge of the true God . REPLY . One who dreams cannot effect a real connection between what he dreams ...
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... infer that you are able to set up this general Rule : that all things which I perceive very clearly and very distinctly are true ' . But though amid the obscurity that surrounds us , there may very well be no better Rule obtainable ...
... infer that you are able to set up this general Rule : that all things which I perceive very clearly and very distinctly are true ' . But though amid the obscurity that surrounds us , there may very well be no better Rule obtainable ...
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... infer that you depend upon a cause which not only produces you , but also conserves you . Thus from the fact that your lifetime falls into many parts , you infer that you must be created in each one of them , on account of the mutual ...
... infer that you depend upon a cause which not only produces you , but also conserves you . Thus from the fact that your lifetime falls into many parts , you infer that you must be created in each one of them , on account of the mutual ...
Contents
Reply to the First Objections | 9 |
Second Set of Objections | 24 |
Reply to Second Objections | 30 |
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