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Page 102
... certainty any propo- sition that we clearly and distinctly remember having clearly and distinctly perceived . Now this certainty cannot be explained in terms of incorrigibility . For the theory assumes that the clarity and distinctness ...
... certainty any propo- sition that we clearly and distinctly remember having clearly and distinctly perceived . Now this certainty cannot be explained in terms of incorrigibility . For the theory assumes that the clarity and distinctness ...
Page 103
... certainty ) only if ( 1 ) it is entailed by a proposition that is in- corrigible for him , or ( 2 ) his senses , his memory , and his reason corroborate it . Hence , a man knows with certainty that something is the case only if he knows ...
... certainty ) only if ( 1 ) it is entailed by a proposition that is in- corrigible for him , or ( 2 ) his senses , his memory , and his reason corroborate it . Hence , a man knows with certainty that something is the case only if he knows ...
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... certainty propositions that reason tells me I can know only to a degree of probability , then I have to see to it ... certainty whether a present memory impression is veridical . That being the case , the theory has not provided an ...
... certainty propositions that reason tells me I can know only to a degree of probability , then I have to see to it ... certainty whether a present memory impression is veridical . That being the case , the theory has not provided an ...
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PRELIMINARY EXPLANATIONS ON THE NATURE | 3 |
THE ARGUMENT WITH CEPHALUS | 36 |
THE ARGUMENT WITH THRASYMACHUS | 46 |
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