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... present time . In the " Passions " we find the full exposition of Descartes ' theory that mental and physiological phenomena may be explained by simple mechanical processes . It was a com- pletely new departure to state that such ...
... present time . In the " Passions " we find the full exposition of Descartes ' theory that mental and physiological phenomena may be explained by simple mechanical processes . It was a com- pletely new departure to state that such ...
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... present rule contributes nothing fresh towards the advancement of learning , though it seems only to bid us refrain from further discussion , and apparently does not unfold any truth . For beginners , indeed , it has no further value ...
... present rule contributes nothing fresh towards the advancement of learning , though it seems only to bid us refrain from further discussion , and apparently does not unfold any truth . For beginners , indeed , it has no further value ...
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... present or the past . Joy and sadness . ARTICLE LXI . And the consideration of the present good excites joy in us , and that of evil , sadness , when it is a good or an evil which is repre- sented as belonging to us . Mockery , envy ...
... present or the past . Joy and sadness . ARTICLE LXI . And the consideration of the present good excites joy in us , and that of evil , sadness , when it is a good or an evil which is repre- sented as belonging to us . Mockery , envy ...
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