The Philosophical Works of Descartes: Rendered Into English, Volume 2Dover Publications, 1934 - Enlightenment |
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... possible , or not contradictory . But notice , kindly , how little value this exception has . By possible either you mean , as all commonly do , whatever does not disagree with human thought ; and in this sense it is manifest that the ...
... possible , or not contradictory . But notice , kindly , how little value this exception has . By possible either you mean , as all commonly do , whatever does not disagree with human thought ; and in this sense it is manifest that the ...
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... possible for the three angles of a triangle to be equal to two right angles , or that he , who actually thinks , exists . Much more right will there be to deny that anything we apprehend by our senses is true , and thus the whole of ...
... possible for the three angles of a triangle to be equal to two right angles , or that he , who actually thinks , exists . Much more right will there be to deny that anything we apprehend by our senses is true , and thus the whole of ...
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... possible ? Might it not be worthy of your investigation to discover whether there is such a being in existence or no ? Why might it not be possible for various arguments to induce you to believe that it was more reasonable that such a ...
... possible ? Might it not be worthy of your investigation to discover whether there is such a being in existence or no ? Why might it not be possible for various arguments to induce you to believe that it was more reasonable that such a ...
Contents
Reply to the First Objections | 9 |
Second Set of Objections | 24 |
Reply to Second Objections | 30 |
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