Sentence examples for distinct perception of the from inspiring English sources

On the other hand, when a truth is delivered to us from an authority, and we do not have a clear and distinct perception of the truth, then our wills are not compelled by the idea.

Descartes' arguments to establish the essences of these substances appeal directly to his clear and distinct perception of those essences.

And because they are free, they can choose to judge in cognitive or moral situations for which they do not have clear and distinct perceptions of the true or the good.

This passage is at best neutral on the question of whether or not perceptions of snow are actually clear and distinct; indeed, the passage is immediately followed by Descartes' claim that if there is any certainty to be had it occurs in the clear and distinct perceptions of the intellect and nowhere else.

Just as Descartes had urged that erroneous beliefs about the nature of body can be avoided by attending to the clear and distinct perceptions of the intellect, so Malebranche counseled that we avoid error by attending to what the clear idea of matter reveals to us about the nature of body.

A sweet piece of fruit cannot satisfy a desire for perfection in the natural world any more than a distinct perception of harmony in the natural world can satisfy a bodily desire for nourishment.

Distinct knowledge, which is a distinct perception of harmony, satisfies the distinct inclinations of reason.

When presented with a clear and distinct perception of what is true, the will is compelled to assent to it.

Subjects were instructed to classify the perception of a single needle or doubtful stimuli as "one" but the distinct perception of two stimuli as "two".

In contrast, an intellectual pleasure, such as the pleasure of knowing the fundamental order of reality, is a distinct perception of perfection.

In the Sixth Meditation itself he arrives at a clear and distinct perception of mind as an immaterial substance and body as a material non-thinking substance and is immediately struck by the union of his mind and body: "It is true that I may have… a body that is very closely joined to me" (AT 7 78, CSM 2 54).