The Philosophical Works of Descartes: Rendered Into English, Volume 2Dover Publications, 1934 - Enlightenment |
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... require a cause in order to exist outside the mind . Agreed ; but it does require a cause to make it be conceived , and it is of this cause alone that the question here is raised . Thus , if anyone has in his mind the idea of any ...
... require a cause in order to exist outside the mind . Agreed ; but it does require a cause to make it be conceived , and it is of this cause alone that the question here is raised . Thus , if anyone has in his mind the idea of any ...
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... require my readers to dwell long and much in contem- plation of the nature of the supremely perfect Being . Among other things they must reflect that while possible existence indeed attaches to the ideas of all other natures , in the ...
... require my readers to dwell long and much in contem- plation of the nature of the supremely perfect Being . Among other things they must reflect that while possible existence indeed attaches to the ideas of all other natures , in the ...
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... require a cause was a positive one . This I could not have affirmed of any finite thing however perfect in its own kind ; if it were alleged to be self - derived , this could be under- stood only in a negative sense , since no reason ...
... require a cause was a positive one . This I could not have affirmed of any finite thing however perfect in its own kind ; if it were alleged to be self - derived , this could be under- stood only in a negative sense , since no reason ...
Contents
Reply to the First Objections | 9 |
Second Set of Objections | 24 |
Reply to Second Objections | 30 |
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