The Philosophical Works of Descartes: Rendered Into English, Volume 2Dover Publications, 1934 - Enlightenment |
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... prove that the power of thinking is so much superior to the nature of body , that neither breath nor any other mobile , pure , and rarefied body , can by any means be so adapted as to be capable of exercising thought . You will have to ...
... prove that the power of thinking is so much superior to the nature of body , that neither breath nor any other mobile , pure , and rarefied body , can by any means be so adapted as to be capable of exercising thought . You will have to ...
Page 149
... prove that you for this reason know what or of what nature you are , either distinctly or indistinctly . Yet to do ... prove only the perception of the existence of mind , and fail to reveal its nature , so will all other examples fail ...
... prove that you for this reason know what or of what nature you are , either distinctly or indistinctly . Yet to do ... prove only the perception of the existence of mind , and fail to reveal its nature , so will all other examples fail ...
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... proving existence in God is much simpler and clearer . I pass over the rest , because , though saying that I explain nothing , you yourself explain nothing and prove nothing , save only that you are able to prove nothing . 3. Against ...
... proving existence in God is much simpler and clearer . I pass over the rest , because , though saying that I explain nothing , you yourself explain nothing and prove nothing , save only that you are able to prove nothing . 3. Against ...
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Reply to the First Objections | 9 |
Second Set of Objections | 24 |
Reply to Second Objections | 30 |
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