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Page 115
... move the members , just as the heads of animals , a little while after decapitation , are still observed to move and bite the earth , notwithstanding that they are no longer animate ; what changes are necessary in the brain to cause ...
... move the members , just as the heads of animals , a little while after decapitation , are still observed to move and bite the earth , notwithstanding that they are no longer animate ; what changes are necessary in the brain to cause ...
Page 347
... move the members in all the different ways in which they are capable of being moved ; and also that all the other causes which are capable of moving the spirits in diverse ways suffice to conduct them into diverse muscles ; let us here ...
... move the members in all the different ways in which they are capable of being moved ; and also that all the other causes which are capable of moving the spirits in diverse ways suffice to conduct them into diverse muscles ; let us here ...
Page 351
... move the tongue and lips much more quickly and much better than if we thought of moving them in all the many ways requisite to utter the same words , inasmuch as the custom which we have acquired in learning to speak , caused us to join ...
... move the tongue and lips much more quickly and much better than if we thought of moving them in all the many ways requisite to utter the same words , inasmuch as the custom which we have acquired in learning to speak , caused us to join ...
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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