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... believing attentively that I have an itch , it is neces- sary and sufficient that , while paying attention to my experiences , I both feel an itch and at the same time believe ( occurrently ) that I have an itch . These two conditions ...
... believing attentively that I have an itch , it is neces- sary and sufficient that , while paying attention to my experiences , I both feel an itch and at the same time believe ( occurrently ) that I have an itch . These two conditions ...
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... believes that p . Some Cases of Attentive Belief Do , and Others Do Not , Entail Knowledge IF I BELIEVE attentively that I am in pain , or that I am conscious , or that a square has four sides , I know that I am in pain or that I am ...
... believes that p . Some Cases of Attentive Belief Do , and Others Do Not , Entail Knowledge IF I BELIEVE attentively that I am in pain , or that I am conscious , or that a square has four sides , I know that I am in pain or that I am ...
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... believe attentively that I exist and not know that I exist . This , I think , is what Descartes means to say when he says that I recognize that I exist " by a simple intuition of the mind . . . as if it were a thing that is known per se ...
... believe attentively that I exist and not know that I exist . This , I think , is what Descartes means to say when he says that I recognize that I exist " by a simple intuition of the mind . . . as if it were a thing that is known per se ...
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PRELIMINARY EXPLANATIONS ON THE NATURE | 3 |
THE ARGUMENT WITH CEPHALUS | 36 |
THE ARGUMENT WITH THRASYMACHUS | 46 |
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