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Page 102
... perfect ( for I saw clearly that it was a greater perfection to know than to doubt ) , I resolved to inquire whence I had learnt to think of anything more perfect than I myself was ; and I recognised very clearly that this conception ...
... perfect ( for I saw clearly that it was a greater perfection to know than to doubt ) , I resolved to inquire whence I had learnt to think of anything more perfect than I myself was ; and I recognised very clearly that this conception ...
Page 167
... perfect ; and this is why I wish here to go on to inquire whether I , who have this idea , can exist if no such ... perfect than God ; for we can imagine nothing more perfect than God , or even as perfect as He is . own Creator But ...
... perfect ; and this is why I wish here to go on to inquire whether I , who have this idea , can exist if no such ... perfect than God ; for we can imagine nothing more perfect than God , or even as perfect as He is . own Creator But ...
Page 226
... perfect as what they represent of their objects is more perfect . For this is just the same as in the case of someone said to have the idea of a machine in the construction of which there is much skill displayed , we have reason to ask ...
... perfect as what they represent of their objects is more perfect . For this is just the same as in the case of someone said to have the idea of a machine in the construction of which there is much skill displayed , we have reason to ask ...
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The Philosophical Works of Descartes, Vol. 1 of 2: Rendered Into English ... Elizabeth S. Haldane No preview available - 2017 |
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