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Single Idea 2273

[filed under theme 18. Thought / D. Concepts / 2. Origin of Concepts / c. Nativist concepts ]

Full Idea

The idea of God is innate in me, just as the idea of myself is innate in me.

Gist of Idea

The ideas of God and of my self are innate in me

Source

René Descartes (Meditations [1641], §3.51)

Book Ref

Descartes,René: 'Discourse on Method/The Meditations', ed/tr. Sutcliffe,F.E. [Penguin 1968], p.130