The Philosophical Works of Descartes: Rendered Into English, Volume 2Dover Publications, 1934 - Enlightenment |
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Page 64
... thought cannot be the subject of another thought . Who , except my antagonist himself , ever imagined that it could ? But now , for a brief explanation of the matter , -it is certain that no thought can exist apart from a thing that ...
... thought cannot be the subject of another thought . Who , except my antagonist himself , ever imagined that it could ? But now , for a brief explanation of the matter , -it is certain that no thought can exist apart from a thing that ...
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... ( thoughts ) possess other forms as well . For example , in willing , fearing , affirming , denying , though I always perceive something as the subject of my thought , yet in my thought I embrace something more than the similitude ' of ...
... ( thoughts ) possess other forms as well . For example , in willing , fearing , affirming , denying , though I always perceive something as the subject of my thought , yet in my thought I embrace something more than the similitude ' of ...
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... thought of myself , I do not know whether that thought is a corporeal action or a self - moved atom , rather than an immaterial substance . Here we have once more the ambiguity in the word thought , and , apart from this , I see nothing ...
... thought of myself , I do not know whether that thought is a corporeal action or a self - moved atom , rather than an immaterial substance . Here we have once more the ambiguity in the word thought , and , apart from this , I see nothing ...
Contents
Reply to the First Objections | 9 |
Second Set of Objections | 24 |
Reply to Second Objections | 30 |
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