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... idea and this idea cannot be expressed by any other single sign . You may pronounce it five , cinq , penta , or in as many other ways as there are natural languages , but the signified idea remains the same . In brief , this sign is an ...
... idea and this idea cannot be expressed by any other single sign . You may pronounce it five , cinq , penta , or in as many other ways as there are natural languages , but the signified idea remains the same . In brief , this sign is an ...
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... idea or definition of a thing may be predicated of the thing itself . Now , existence follows from the idea of God , since he is defined as the most perfect being or the being than which no greater can be conceived . ( For the most ...
... idea or definition of a thing may be predicated of the thing itself . Now , existence follows from the idea of God , since he is defined as the most perfect being or the being than which no greater can be conceived . ( For the most ...
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... idea of the most perfect Being and that , consequently , the cause of this idea , that is , the most perfect Being , exists— this argument is still more doubtful than that based on the pos- sibility of God . It , too , has been rejected ...
... idea of the most perfect Being and that , consequently , the cause of this idea , that is , the most perfect Being , exists— this argument is still more doubtful than that based on the pos- sibility of God . It , too , has been rejected ...
Contents
Reflections on Knowledge Truth and Ideas 1684 | 3 |
Characteristic | 11 |
Critical Remarks Concerning the General Part | 22 |
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