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René Descartes
Meditations on First Philosophy

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1 Ded, 2 | of God, but also, that it may be inferred from sacred 2 Ded, 2 | by these words,That which may be known of God is manifest 3 Ded, 2 | which can be known of God may be made manifest by reasons 4 Ded, 2 | going out of ourselves, God may be more easily and certainly 5 Ded, 5 | certitude and evidence I may find in these demonstrations, 6 Ded, 6 | whatever force my reasonings may possess, yet because they 7 Ded, 6 | defects to myself that I may endeavour to remedy them; 8 Pre, 2 | pointing it out to me, I may state that no objections 9 Pre, 4 | something equivocal; for it may be taken either materially 10 Pre, 4 | out of my understanding, may, nevertheless, be more perfect 11 Pre, 5 | and opposed to reason they may be, than by a true and solid, 12 Pre, 5 | vigor and wisdom that we may essay to determine and comprehend 13 Pre, 6 | the custom with many, I may say that such persons will 14 Pre, 6 | and although perhaps they may find opportunity for cavilling 15 Pre, 7 | able to forsee all that may be the source of difficulty 16 Pre, 7 | of truth, in order that I may ascertain whether the reasonings 17 Syn, 1 | the grounds on which we may doubt in general of all 18 Syn, 1 | utility of a doubt so general may not be manifest at first 19 Syn, 1 | pathway by which the mind may withdraw itself from the 20 Syn, 2 | it follows that the body may, indeed, without difficulty 21 Syn, 3 | thus among other things, it may be difficult to understand 22 Syn, 6 | existence of material objects may be inferred; not, however, 23 I | OF THE THINGS OF WHICH WE MAY DOUBT~ 24 I, 4 | 4. But it may be said, perhaps, that, 25 I, 11| usage from the path that may conduct to the perception 26 I, 12| illusions that the deception may be prolonged; so I, of my 27 II, 3 | being, by whatever name I may designate him, who causes 28 II, 3 | suppose such a being, for it may be I myself am capable of 29 II, 3 | let him deceive me as he may, he can never bring it about 30 II, 4 | adduced, in order that there may at length remain nothing 31 II, 6 | extremely powerful, and, if I may so speak, malignant being, 32 II, 7 | excite my imagination that I may know more distinctly what 33 II, 7 | to sleep that my dreams may represent to me the object 34 II, 7 | mode of thinking, that it may be able to know its own 35 II, 9 | imagines; for although it may be (as I before supposed) 36 II, 10| although, in truth, it may seem strange to say that 37 II, 10| properties it finds in itsel, it may then be the more easily 38 II, 12| inspectio) of the mind, which may be imperfect and confused, 39 II, 14| certain, although some error may still be found in my judgment, 40 II, 15| possible that what I see may not in truth be wax, and 41 II, 16| continued meditation, I may more deeply impress upon 42 III, 2 | accordingly it seems to me that I may now take as a general rule, 43 III, 4 | as these: Deceive me who may, no one will yet ever be 44 III, 4 | metaphysical. But, that I may be able wholly to remove 45 III, 4 | of anything. And that I may be enabled to examine this 46 III, 6 | need we fear that falsity may exist in the will or affections; 47 III, 6 | affections; for, although I may desire objects that are 48 III, 7 | inventions of my own mind. But I may even perhaps come to be 49 III, 10| my will, so likewise it may be that I possess some power 50 III, 14| for although that cause may not transmit into my idea 51 III, 14| But in order that an idea may contain this objective reality 52 III, 14| But, however imperfect may be the mode of existence 53 III, 15| nature. And although an idea may give rise to another idea, 54 III, 15| pictures or images, which may, in truth, readily fall 55 III, 19| change of situation; to which may be added substance, duration, 56 III, 19| can be met with, there may nevertheless be found in 57 III, 21| seems possible that they may be contained in me eminently. ~ 58 III, 25| and consequently that it may have arisen from nothing 59 III, 25| in other words, that it may exist in me from my imperfections 60 III, 25| for although, perhaps, we may imagine that such a being 61 III, 25| infinite, and although there may be in God an infinity of 62 III, 25| that the idea I have of him may be come the most true, clear, 63 III, 26| suppose myself to be, and it may be that all those perfections 64 III, 30| denied to myself things that may be more easily obtained 65 III, 31| the whole time of my life may be divided into an infinity 66 III, 33| attribute to Deity. Then it may again be inquired whether 67 III, 38| perfections, of which the mind may have some slight conception, 68 III, 39| consideration of other truths that may be evolved out of it, I 69 III, 39| of God himself -- that I may ponder at leisure his marvelous 70 IV, 2 | imperfection: and although it may seem that the ability to 71 IV, 7 | were alone in the world, may for all that be the most 72 IV, 7 | Deity, I cannot deny that we may have produced many other 73 IV, 7 | produce them, so that I may occupy a place in the relation 74 IV, 8 | ideas regarding which I may form a judgment; nor is 75 IV, 11| probable the conjectures may be that dispose me to form 76 V, 5 | not framed by me though it may be in my power to think, 77 V, 5 | properties of the triangle may be demonstrated, viz, that 78 V, 7 | does in truth belong to it, may I not from this derive an 79 V, 8 | Indeed such a doctrine may at first sight appear to 80 V, 8 | of God, and that thus God may be conceived as not actually 81 V, 9 | necessity on things; and as I may imagine a winged horse, 82 V, 11| incompetent; for although it may not be necessary that I 83 V, 11| of perfections, though I may not then enumerate them 84 V, 11| angles, although perhaps I may not then advert to this 85 V, 14| recall the grounds of it, it may happen meanwhile that other 86 V, 14| comprehension of it, yet I may readily come to doubt of 87 V, 14| that there is a God: for I may persuade myself that I have 88 V, 15| my nature is such that I may be frequently deceived? 89 VI, 1 | certainty that such things may exist, in as far as they 90 VI, 2 | of corporeal things, it may happen that, in conceiving 91 VI, 3 | from which it seems we may conclude that it depends 92 VI, 3 | consider it when it chooses, it may thus imagine corporeal objects; 93 VI, 3 | I say, that imagination may be thus formed, if it is 94 VI, 9 | from the other, seeing they may at least be made to exist 95 VI, 9 | thinking]. And although I may, or rather, as I will shortly 96 VI, 9 | distinct from my body, and may exist without it. ~ 97 VI, 11| of correcting, I think I may with safety conclude that 98 VI, 14| composed of body and mind, may be variously affected, both 99 VI, 15| inconsiderately of things. It may thus easily happen that 100 VI, 15| our eyes, etc. But that I may avoid everything like indistinctness 101 VI, 15| something in it, whatever it may be, which excites in me 102 VI, 16| nature]: thus, for example, I may be so deceived by the agreeable 103 VI, 16| this case, however, nature may be excused, for it simply 104 VI, 17| destined by its maker, I may say that it is deflected 105 VI, 17| usually manifests, although I may likewise have ground for 106 VI, 19| them how small soever it may be], which I cannot easily 107 VI, 20| other parts of the body may be diversely disposed, as 108 VI, 21| order to reach the brain, it may happen that although their 109 VI, 24| longer to fear that falsity may be met with in what is daily


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