The Philosophical Works of Descartes: Rendered Into English, Volume 2Dover Publications, 1934 - Enlightenment |
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Page 84
... nevertheless by our author ) that nothing corporeal belongs to the essence of man , who is hence entirely spirit , while his body is merely the vehicle of spirit ; whence follows the definition of man as a spirit that makes use of a ...
... nevertheless by our author ) that nothing corporeal belongs to the essence of man , who is hence entirely spirit , while his body is merely the vehicle of spirit ; whence follows the definition of man as a spirit that makes use of a ...
Page 152
... nevertheless arguments subsequently presented themselves which con- vinced me of the opposite , seeming to make me perceive that more clearly and more distinctly . But when I now again consider the nature of Mathematical assumptions I ...
... nevertheless arguments subsequently presented themselves which con- vinced me of the opposite , seeming to make me perceive that more clearly and more distinctly . But when I now again consider the nature of Mathematical assumptions I ...
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... Nevertheless , my good Sir , note that the difficulty appears not to affect the question whether , in order to avoid error , we ought to understand a thing clearly and distinctly , but concerns the art or method by which it is possible ...
... Nevertheless , my good Sir , note that the difficulty appears not to affect the question whether , in order to avoid error , we ought to understand a thing clearly and distinctly , but concerns the art or method by which it is possible ...
Contents
Reply to the First Objections | 9 |
Second Set of Objections | 24 |
Reply to Second Objections | 30 |
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