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Page 101
... false everything as to which I could imagine the least ground of doubt , in order to see if afterwards there remained anything in my belief that was entirely certain . Thus , because our senses sometimes deceive us , I wished to suppose ...
... false everything as to which I could imagine the least ground of doubt , in order to see if afterwards there remained anything in my belief that was entirely certain . Thus , because our senses sometimes deceive us , I wished to suppose ...
Page 146
... false delusions ; and let us reflect that possibly neither our hands nor our whole body are such as they appear to us to be . At the same time we must at least confess that the things which are represented to us in sleep are like ...
... false delusions ; and let us reflect that possibly neither our hands nor our whole body are such as they appear to us to be . At the same time we must at least confess that the things which are represented to us in sleep are like ...
Page 148
... false , if I desire to arrive at any certainty [ in the sciences ] . But it is not sufficient to have made these remarks , we must also be careful to keep them in mind . For these ancient and commonly held opinions still revert ...
... false , if I desire to arrive at any certainty [ in the sciences ] . But it is not sufficient to have made these remarks , we must also be careful to keep them in mind . For these ancient and commonly held opinions still revert ...
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The Philosophical Works of Descartes, Vol. 1 of 2: Rendered Into English ... Elizabeth S. Haldane No preview available - 2017 |
The Philosophical Works of Descartes, Vol. 1 of 2: Rendered Into English ... Elizabeth S. Haldane No preview available - 2015 |
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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