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Principles of Philosophy
Principles of Philosophy
Rene Descartes
Introduction
I.1–12: Doubt and the Cogito
I.8–12: A Thinking Thing
I.13–27:God's Existence
I.19–30: The Nature of God and the Validation of Clear and Distinct Perceptions
I.31–51: Sources of Error, Free Will, and Basic Ontology
I.52–59: Substances, Modes, Principle Attributes
I.60–65: Mind Body Dualism
I.66–75: The Senses
II.1–3: The Existence and nature of Material Bodies
II.10–22: Space
II.23–35: Motion
II.36–64:Causes of Motion
III.1–44: The Motion of the Heavens
III.45–266: Origins of the Universe
IV:1–187: Terrestrial Phenomena
IV.188–207: Physiology, Psychology, and Mind-Body Interaction
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