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# Title: B. D. S. Opera Posthuma (shelfmarks Leibn. Marg. 30; ZEN Leibn. Marg. 30)
# Folio 597, page id 782426638:0643
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A D E A S R E S. P O N S LO N E S.
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Aentissimo, Doctissimoque Philosopbo
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Doctissimerir.
Elim, ut hâc in remihi gratiticeris, indicando, qui ex con-
ceptu Extensionis secundum tuas meditationes varictas rerum
apriori possit ostendi, quandoquidem meministi opinionis Carte-
sii, in qua C artehusstatuit, se cam ex Extensione nullo alio modo
deducere posse, quam supponendo motu a Deo excitato hoc et-
fectum fuisse in Fxtentione: deduciterro juxta meam opinionem
corporum existentiam non ex quiescente materia, nisi Forte sup.
politionem motoris Dei pro nihilo haberes; guandoquidem,
qui illud ex essentia Dei a priori necestario sequi debeat, 2b5 t0
non lit ostensum; id quod Cartelius octensurus captum humanum
superare credebat. Guare dte hanc rem cequiro, sciens bene, tC
alias cogitationes habere, nili alia Contica sublit forte caula, quaic
illudhactenus manifectum facere nolueris; _sihoc, de quo non
dubito, non opusfuirer, tale quid oblcure indicares. Scdcerto
tibi perluasum habeas, quod sive candide mihi aliquid indices, sive
celes, mcustamen ersa te affectus immutatus maneat.
Rationestamen, cur illud specialiter desiderem, hae sunt, quod
in Mathematicis semper obserrarim, quodnos ex quaris re in le
consideratâ, hocest, ex dehnicione cnjulque rei, unicam Paltem
proprietatem deducere raleamus; quod si autem plures proprie-
tates desideremus necesse ese, ut rem definitam ad aIIa FCFer2
mus: tunc signidemt ex conjunctione definitionum harum retum
norx proprietates resulant. F.X. or. Si circuli peripheriam consi-
deremsolam, nihil aliud concludere potero, quam quod ubique
libi similis, cireunitormis erictat, qua quidem propriecate ab omni-
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