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... truth from another , we have omitted all the precepts of the dialecticians , by which they think to control the human reason . They prescribe certain formulae of argument , which lead to a conclusion with such necessity that , if the ...
... truth from another , we have omitted all the precepts of the dialecticians , by which they think to control the human reason . They prescribe certain formulae of argument , which lead to a conclusion with such necessity that , if the ...
Page 105
... truth or perfection proceeding from nought . But if we did not know that all that is in us of reality and truth proceeds from a perfect and infinite Being , however clear and distinct were our ideas , we should not have any reason to ...
... truth or perfection proceeding from nought . But if we did not know that all that is in us of reality and truth proceeds from a perfect and infinite Being , however clear and distinct were our ideas , we should not have any reason to ...
Page 106
... truth , but it tells us clearly that all our ideas or notions must have some foundation of truth . For otherwise it could not be possible that God , who is all perfection and truth , should have placed them within us . And because our ...
... truth , but it tells us clearly that all our ideas or notions must have some foundation of truth . For otherwise it could not be possible that God , who is all perfection and truth , should have placed them within us . And because our ...
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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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