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'The Lagoon: how Aristotle invented science', 'How to Define Theoretical Terms' and 'Meditations'
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28. God / B. Proving God / 2. Proofs of Reason / a. Ontological Proof
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I cannot think of a supremely perfect being without the supreme perfection of existence [Descartes]
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One idea leads to another, but there must be an initial idea that contains the reality of all the others [Descartes]
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The idea of God in my mind is like the mark a craftsman puts on his work [Descartes]
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Existence and God's essence are inseparable, like a valley and a mountain, or a triangle and its properties [Descartes]
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28. God / B. Proving God / 2. Proofs of Reason / b. Ontological Proof critique
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We mustn't worship God as an image because we have no idea of him [Hobbes on Descartes]
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We can never conceive of an infinite being [Gassendi on Descartes]
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Descartes cannot assume that a most perfect being exists without contradictions [Leibniz on Descartes]
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Existence is not a perfection; it is what makes perfection possible [Gassendi on Descartes]
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