The Philosophical Works of Descartes: Rendered Into English, Volume 2Dover Publications, 1934 - Enlightenment |
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Page 174
... pass by the fact that when you know yourself to be dependent , you do not therefore immediately understand that that on which you depend is other than your parents ; while if you do understand it to be something else , no reason offers ...
... pass by the fact that when you know yourself to be dependent , you do not therefore immediately understand that that on which you depend is other than your parents ; while if you do understand it to be something else , no reason offers ...
Page 199
... pass through these to pass out of the nerves or to enter them , as being bodies ; since body cannot be in or pass through what is not a place , as the mathematical point is . But though we should allow that the animal spirits do exist in or ...
... pass through these to pass out of the nerves or to enter them , as being bodies ; since body cannot be in or pass through what is not a place , as the mathematical point is . But though we should allow that the animal spirits do exist in or ...
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... pass by the fact that the same thing would be said about the other animals , to which you have not granted a mind similar to your own ; lucky they , if by your sanction they possess even a soul ! Hence , therefore , when you conclude ...
... pass by the fact that the same thing would be said about the other animals , to which you have not granted a mind similar to your own ; lucky they , if by your sanction they possess even a soul ! Hence , therefore , when you conclude ...
Contents
Reply to the First Objections | 9 |
Second Set of Objections | 24 |
Reply to Second Objections | 30 |
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