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Single Idea 4298

[from 'unfinished dialogue' by René Descartes, in 3. Truth / D. Coherence Truth / 1. Coherence Truth ]

Full Idea

All the items of knowledge that lie within the reach of the human mind are linked together with a marvellous bond, and can be derived from each other by necessary inferences.

Gist of Idea

All items of possible human knowledge are interconnected, and can be reached by inference

Source

René Descartes (unfinished dialogue [1649])

Book Reference

Cottingham,John: 'The Rationalists' [OUP 1988], p.7


A Reaction

It does seem that God ought to be able to infer all empirical facts from first principles. But how do you get started?