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Ideas for 'A Discourse on Method', 'A Matter of Principle' and 'The Philosophy of Nature: new essentialism'

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12. Knowledge Sources / A. A Priori Knowledge / 6. A Priori from Reason

3617	I aim to find the principles and causes of everything, using the seeds within my mind [Descartes]

12. Knowledge Sources / B. Perception / 2. Qualities in Perception / b. Primary/secondary

5453	Essentialists mostly accept the primary/secondary qualities distinction [Ellis]

12. Knowledge Sources / B. Perception / 2. Qualities in Perception / c. Primary qualities

5466	Primary qualities are number, figure, size, texture, motion, configuration, impenetrability and (?) mass [Ellis]

12. Knowledge Sources / C. Rationalism / 1. Rationalism

3611	Understanding, rather than imagination or senses, gives knowledge [Descartes]