Sentence examples for perceived is true from inspiring English sources

Descartes first argues from clearly and distinctly perceived premises to the conclusion that an all-perfect God exists; he then argues from the premise that an all-perfect God exists to the conclusion that whatever is clearly and distinctly perceived is true.

As Descartes tells us: "In the Fourth Meditation it is proved that everything that we clearly and distinctly perceive is true" (Synopsis, AT 7 15).

Descartes holds that whatever we clearly and distinctly perceive is true and that truth is "the conformity of thought with its object" ("To Mersenne, 16 October 1639," AT 2 597, CSMK 139).

As Dahl explained it, "I think he absolutely believed that the things that he was perceiving were true.

That confusion emulates the suckiest parts of mental illness: never being sure if the way you're feeling is normal, or the things you're perceiving are true.

(For an overview of Descartes' proofs, see Nolan (2014) and Nolan and Nelson (2006).) Descartes' second main step is to argue from the premise (now established) that an all-perfect God exists, to the general veracity of the C&D Rule — whereby, whatever is clearly and distinctly perceived is guaranteed to be true.

Just as the will is compelled to assent to what is clearly and distinctly perceived to be true, so it is compelled to choose what is clearly and distinctly perceived to be good: "if I always saw clearly what was true and good, I should never have to deliberate about the right judgement or choice" (AT VII 58/CSM II 40).

A band such as Ghost are unlikely to shock, regardless of whether they are perceived to be true servants of Beelzebub or not.

A sense-making narrative survives only as long as it is believed, and it depends on being both true and perceived to be true.

This was perceived to be true both from the point of view related to recruitment costs and the fact that the existing health workers (lower cadre) are already used and immersed in the life conditions of remote areas.

Descartes's argument to show that his knowledge extends beyond his own existence depends upon the claim that whatever he perceives "clearly and distinctly" is true.