T 1.2.4.11
SBN 43 · cited directly by 2 papers, reached by 2 more through page or section ranges
But can any thing be imagin'd more absurd and contradictory than this reasoning? Whatever can be conceiv'd by a clear and distinct idea necessarily implies the possibility of existence; and he who pretends to prove the impossibility of its existence by any argument deriv'd from the clear idea, in reality asserts, that we have no clear idea of it, because we have a clear idea. 'Tis in vain to search for a contradiction in any thing that is distinctly conceiv'd by the mind. Did it imply any contradiction, 'tis impossible it cou'd ever be conceiv'd.
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2 of 4 papers cite this paragraph directly; the rest reach it through a page or section range. Snippets are the words around each citation.
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| Strawson 2011 | 1.2.4.11 this paragraph Citation pattern | …aranddistinct'acoupleoftimesintheTreatise whendiscussinggeometricalconcepts(19/1.1.7.6,43/1.2.4.11).Heuses'clear anddi… |
| Strawson 2012 | 1.2.4.11 this paragraph Citation pattern | …a couple of times in the Treatise when discussing geometrical concepts (THN 1.1.7.6 / 19, 1.2.4.11 / 43). He uses 'cle… |
| Swain 2006 focused | T 1.4.2.43 T 1.2.4 (6 paragraphs) Citation pattern | …he distinctness of the distinct objects of perception, which is the case with the vulgar (T 1.4.2.43; SBN 209), or they … |
| Rocknak 2019 | T 1.4.2.43-53 T 1.2.4.10 to T 1.2.5.1 (26 paragraphs) Citation pattern | …to the senses," where he discusses the philosopher's rejection of the vulgar perspective (T 1.4.2.43-53; SBN 209-16). Hume'… |