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... wholly open and candid , and never thrust upon us doubtful opinions as true , but expounded every matter in good faith , yet since scarce anything has been asserted by any one man the contrary of which has not been alleged by another ...
... wholly open and candid , and never thrust upon us doubtful opinions as true , but expounded every matter in good faith , yet since scarce anything has been asserted by any one man the contrary of which has not been alleged by another ...
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... wholly without fear of illusion , to arrive at the knowledge of things . Now I admit only two , viz . intuition and induction . By intuition I understand , not the fluctuating testimony of the senses , nor the misleading judgment that ...
... wholly without fear of illusion , to arrive at the knowledge of things . Now I admit only two , viz . intuition and induction . By intuition I understand , not the fluctuating testimony of the senses , nor the misleading judgment that ...
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... wholly adjusted to the capacity of human cognition , they reveal to us with the greatest distinctness innumer- able orderly systems , all different from each other , but none the less conforming to rule , in the proper observance of ...
... wholly adjusted to the capacity of human cognition , they reveal to us with the greatest distinctness innumer- able orderly systems , all different from each other , but none the less conforming to rule , in the proper observance of ...
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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