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| 1. | Sixth Counter-proposition, | 473 |
| 2. | Is approved by ordinary thinking, and by psychology, | 473 |
| 3. | In what sense material things exist, | 473 |
| PROPOSITION VII. | ||
| What Absolute Existence is not, | 475 | |
| Demonstration, | 475 | |
| Observations and Explanations, | 476 | |
| 1. | Seventh Counter-proposition, | 476 |
| PROPOSITION VIII. | ||
| 2. | Is approved by ordinary thinking, and by psychology, | 473 |
| 3. | In what sense material things exist, | 473 |
| PROPOSITION VII. | ||
| What Absolute Existence is not, | 475 | |
| Demonstration, | 475 | |
| Observations and Explanations, | 476 | |
| 1. | Seventh Counter-proposition, | 476 |
| PROPOSITION VIII. | ||
| What Absolute Existence is not, | 477 | |
| Demonstration, | 477 | |
| Observations and Explanations, | 477 | |
| 1. | Eighth Counter-proposition, | 478 |
| 2. | Importance of the ego as a constituent of Absolute Existence, | 478 |
| 3. | Why the reduction of the ego per se to a contradiction is important, | 478 |
| PROPOSITION IX. | ||
| The Origin of Knowledge, | 479 | |
| Demonstration, | 479 | |
| Observations and Explanations, | 479 | |
| 1. | Question as to the origin of knowledge—has been erroneously treated, | 480 |
| 2. | The assumption which vitiates the discussion, | 480 |
| 3. | First consequence of the assumption. Ninth Counter-proposition, | 481 |
| 4. | Second consequence. The doctrine of representationism, | 481 |
| 5. | The earliest form of representationism. Physical Influx, | 482 |
| 6. | Correction of this doctrine by Des Cartes, | 483 |
| 7. | Consequences of the Cartesian correction, | 484 |
| 8. | Scepticism and idealism arise, | 484 |
| 9. | The Cartesian salvo—hypothesis of "Occasional Causes." Its insufficiency, | 486 |
| 10. | Mallebranche: his "Vision of all things in God,", | 487 |
| 11. | Leibnitz: his "Pre-established Harmony,", | 488 |
| 12. | Character of these hypotheses, | 488 |
| 13. | Locke's explanation, | 489 |
| 14. | Berkeley: his doctrine of intuitive perception, | 490 |
| 15. | His fundamental defect, | 491 |
| 16. | Reid: his misunderstanding of Berkeley, | 492 |
| 17. | Reid failed to establish a doctrine of intuitive perception, | 493 |
| 18. | His character as a philosopher, | 494 |
| 19. | He mistook the vocation of philosophy, | 496 |
| 20. | Kant. "Innate Ideas,", | 497 |
| 21. | Right interpretation of this doctrine, | 497 |
| 22. | The circumstance to be particularly attended to in considering this doctrine, | 499 |
| 23. | The misconception to be particularly guarded against, | 499
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