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Page 147
... triangle " ( supposant une tri- angle ) ? Does it mean " assuming some triangle exists " ? Etienne Gilson glosses : " the supposition that a triangle be given , whether it exist really or not , " and appeals to the Latin text : si ...
... triangle " ( supposant une tri- angle ) ? Does it mean " assuming some triangle exists " ? Etienne Gilson glosses : " the supposition that a triangle be given , whether it exist really or not , " and appeals to the Latin text : si ...
Page 152
... triangle and yet not be true of any triangle because no triangle existed . A little further on Descartes says , " If I think of a triangle . . . then I shall truly affirm of the triangle all the things which I recognise to be contained ...
... triangle and yet not be true of any triangle because no triangle existed . A little further on Descartes says , " If I think of a triangle . . . then I shall truly affirm of the triangle all the things which I recognise to be contained ...
Page 154
... triangle - in - the - square without certain properties , equally I cannot think of a winged horse without wings ... triangle inscribed in a square is not a property of a triangle as such , considered without refer- ence to any square ...
... triangle - in - the - square without certain properties , equally I cannot think of a winged horse without wings ... triangle inscribed in a square is not a property of a triangle as such , considered without refer- ence to any square ...
Contents
ONE Life and Works | 3 |
Two Cartesian Doubt | 14 |
THREE Cogito Ergo Sum | 40 |
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A. N. Prior appears Aquinas argued attribute awake axioms believe body called cartes Cartesian Circle certainty clear and distinct clearly and distinctly cogito ergo sum conceive concept conclusion conscious consider deceive Descartes replied Descartes says Discourse Discourse on Method distinct idea distinct perception distinctly perceive dreaming Elizabeth Anscombe essence eternal truths evil genius fact faculty false geometrical heat Hintikka Hobbes HR II hypothesis idea of cold indubitable innate ideas intuition judgment knowledge mathematical matter means Meinong Mersenne metaphysical mind modes motion natural light necessary Norman Malcolm omnipotent ontological argument pain passage perfect Peter Thomas Geach Philosophical possible predicate premise principle proof properties proposition prove qua known question reality reason René Descartes scholastic Second Meditation secondary qualities seems sensation sense perception Sixth Meditation soul square substance theory Third Meditation thought three angles tion true and immutable understanding veracity VIII W. V. O. Quine word