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... sense . In the Meditations , one finds at least two distinguishable senses of ' indubitable ' . There is the " psychological " sense , in which an indubitable proposition is one from which we are unable to withhold assent . There is ...
... sense . In the Meditations , one finds at least two distinguishable senses of ' indubitable ' . There is the " psychological " sense , in which an indubitable proposition is one from which we are unable to withhold assent . There is ...
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... sense that our senses , our memory , and our understanding corroborate them . I can , in this sense , clearly and distinctly perceive certain perceptual facts , as well as the fact that I am awake . Hence , I can know with certainty ...
... sense that our senses , our memory , and our understanding corroborate them . I can , in this sense , clearly and distinctly perceive certain perceptual facts , as well as the fact that I am awake . Hence , I can know with certainty ...
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... sense of ' criterion ' , and in this sense " A is a cri- terion of B " entails " All B's are A's . " For if there was a B which was not A , then being A would not be a sure sign of being B. In this strong sense of ' criterion ' , its ...
... sense of ' criterion ' , and in this sense " A is a cri- terion of B " entails " All B's are A's . " For if there was a B which was not A , then being A would not be a sure sign of being B. In this strong sense of ' criterion ' , its ...
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PRELIMINARY EXPLANATIONS ON THE NATURE | 3 |
THE ARGUMENT WITH CEPHALUS | 36 |
THE ARGUMENT WITH THRASYMACHUS | 46 |
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