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Page 266
... action and that in rest there is cessation of action , the person thus seated may more properly be said to be in repose than in motion , since he is not conscious of any action in himself . PRINCIPLE XXV . What movement properly ...
... action and that in rest there is cessation of action , the person thus seated may more properly be said to be in repose than in motion , since he is not conscious of any action in himself . PRINCIPLE XXV . What movement properly ...
Page 281
... action , that it makes bodies transparent . XVII . How the solid and hard body can have enough passages to transmit rays of light . XVIII . Of the second effect of this first action , viz . that it separates some bodies from others and ...
... action , that it makes bodies transparent . XVII . How the solid and hard body can have enough passages to transmit rays of light . XVIII . Of the second effect of this first action , viz . that it separates some bodies from others and ...
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... action ; and it is very bitter because its cause proceeds from ourselves alone , though this does not prevent its being very useful when it is the case that the action of which we repent is evil , and when we have a certain knowledge of ...
... action ; and it is very bitter because its cause proceeds from ourselves alone , though this does not prevent its being very useful when it is the case that the action of which we repent is evil , and when we have a certain knowledge of ...
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A. K. Coomaraswamy action animal spirits Aristotle arteries ARTICLE attribute believe blood body brain C. E. M. Joad C. I. Lewis cause certainly chiliagon clear clearly and distinctly colour conceive concept consider contrary corporeal corporeal substance deceived deduced depend Descartes desire difficulty Dioptrics discover distinct diverse doubt earth easily effect Epistemon error esteem Eudoxus evil excited exist explained extension fact faculty false feel figure follow hatred heart heat human idea imagination inasmuch judge judgment knowledge Leibniz less likewise magnet magnitude mathematics matter Max Born means method mind mode motion move movement muscles nature nerves never objects observe opinions ourselves Paperbound passions perceive perception perfect pertain philosophy Polyander possess present PRINCIPLE proceed reason recognise regard RENÉ DESCARTES rule sadness sciences sensations senses simple soul species spleen substance sufficient T. L. Heath things thought true truth understanding Upanishads