Further, the perception of the intellect extends only to the few things that are presented to it, and is always very limited: the will, on the other hand, may, in a certain sense, be said to be infinite, because we observe nothing that can be the object of the will of any other, even of the unlimited will of God, to which ours cannot also extend, so that we easily carry it beyond the objects we clearly perceive; and when we do this, it is not wonderful that we happen to be deceived.
Philosophical Works
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Philosophical Works
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Discourse on the Method of Rightly Conducting One’s Reason and of Seeking Truth in the Sciences
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Prefatory Note by the Author
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Discourse on the Method
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PartI
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PartII
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PartIII
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PartIV
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PartV
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PartVI
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Meditations on the First Philosophy
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Chapter_13
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Preface to the Reader
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Synopsis of the Six Following Meditations
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Meditations on the First Philosophy
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MeditationI
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MeditationII
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MeditationIII
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MeditationIV
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MeditationV
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MeditationVI
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Selections from thePrinciples of Philosophy
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Letter of the Author to the French Translator of thePrinciples of PhilosophyServing for a Preface
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Chapter_25
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Selections from thePrinciples of Philosophy
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PartI
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Chapter_28
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Chapter_29
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Chapter_30
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Chapter_31
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Chapter_32
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Chapter_33
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Chapter_34
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Chapter_35
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Chapter_36
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Chapter_37
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Chapter_38
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Chapter_39
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Chapter_40
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Chapter_41
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Chapter_42
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Chapter_43
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Chapter_44
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Chapter_45
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Chapter_46
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Chapter_47
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Chapter_48
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Chapter_49
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Chapter_50
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Chapter_51
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Chapter_52
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Chapter_53
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Chapter_54
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Chapter_55
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Chapter_56
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Chapter_57
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Chapter_58
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Chapter_59
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Chapter_60
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Chapter_61
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Chapter_62
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Chapter_63
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Chapter_64
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Chapter_65
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Chapter_66
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Chapter_67
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Chapter_68
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Chapter_69
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Chapter_70
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Chapter_71
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Chapter_72
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Chapter_73
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Chapter_74
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Chapter_75
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Chapter_76
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Chapter_77
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Chapter_78
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Chapter_79
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Chapter_80
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Chapter_81
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Chapter_82
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Chapter_83
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Chapter_84
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Chapter_85
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Chapter_86
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Chapter_87
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Chapter_88
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Chapter_89
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Chapter_90
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Chapter_91
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Chapter_92
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Chapter_93
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Chapter_94
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Chapter_95
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Chapter_96
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Chapter_97
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Chapter_98
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Chapter_99
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Chapter_100
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Chapter_101
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Chapter_102
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Chapter_103
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PartII
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Chapter_105
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Chapter_106
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Chapter_107
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Chapter_108
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Chapter_109
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Chapter_110
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Chapter_111
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Chapter_112
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Chapter_113
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Chapter_114
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Chapter_115
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Chapter_116
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Chapter_117
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Chapter_118
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Chapter_119
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Chapter_120
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Chapter_121
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Chapter_122
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Chapter_123
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Chapter_124
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Chapter_125
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Chapter_126
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Chapter_127
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Chapter_128
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Chapter_129
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PartIII
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Chapter_131
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Chapter_132
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Chapter_133
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PartIV
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Chapter_135
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Chapter_136
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Chapter_137
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Chapter_138
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Chapter_139
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Chapter_140
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Chapter_141
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Chapter_142
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Chapter_143
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Chapter_144
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Chapter_145
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Chapter_146
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Chapter_147
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Chapter_148
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Chapter_149
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Chapter_150
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Chapter_151
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Chapter_152
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Chapter_153
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Chapter_154
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Chapter_155
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Endnotes