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Page 162
... proceed from nothing , but likewise that what is more perfect - that is to say , which has more reality within itself cannot proceed from the less perfect . And this is not only evidently true of those effects which possess actual or ...
... proceed from nothing , but likewise that what is more perfect - that is to say , which has more reality within itself cannot proceed from the less perfect . And this is not only evidently true of those effects which possess actual or ...
Page 217
... proceed from true knowledge , but there are some which likewise proceed from a sort of error : thus it is frequently the case that simplicity is the cause of kindness , fear of devotion , and despair of courage . And the virtues which ...
... proceed from true knowledge , but there are some which likewise proceed from a sort of error : thus it is frequently the case that simplicity is the cause of kindness , fear of devotion , and despair of courage . And the virtues which ...
Page 387
... proceed from the joy that we have in observing the fact that we cannot be hurt by the evil at which we are indignant , and , along with that , from the fact that we find ourselves surprised by the novelty or by the unexpected ...
... proceed from the joy that we have in observing the fact that we cannot be hurt by the evil at which we are indignant , and , along with that , from the fact that we find ourselves surprised by the novelty or by the unexpected ...
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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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