The Philosophical Works of Descartes: Rendered Into English, Volume 2Dover Publications, 1934 - Enlightenment |
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... opinions actual or possible that certain other people may have ? You don't want to enquire of me whether these opinions are right or wrong ; it is enough if an opinion is such as to entail the holders ' thinking that it can be driven ...
... opinions actual or possible that certain other people may have ? You don't want to enquire of me whether these opinions are right or wrong ; it is enough if an opinion is such as to entail the holders ' thinking that it can be driven ...
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... opinions of others means , if perchance he does not excuse himself by saying that as a matter of fact he does not impugn my opinions , but those of other insane ones , which calumniously he has ascribed to me ; or else that he never ...
... opinions of others means , if perchance he does not excuse himself by saying that as a matter of fact he does not impugn my opinions , but those of other insane ones , which calumniously he has ascribed to me ; or else that he never ...
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... opinions than his , there is similarly no one whose errors in this matter could more easily be attributed to you all , were I to pass them over in silence . For many people would persuade themselves that he alone from out of all your ...
... opinions than his , there is similarly no one whose errors in this matter could more easily be attributed to you all , were I to pass them over in silence . For many people would persuade themselves that he alone from out of all your ...
Contents
Reply to the First Objections | 9 |
Second Set of Objections | 24 |
Reply to Second Objections | 30 |
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