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Antoine Arnauld
French theologian and philosopher who raised objections to Descartes' Meditations.
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Also known as Arnauld
First appearance: preface to the reader
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Quoted for his definition distinguishing perception (relation to the mind) from idea (relation to the object perceived), and for his work 'Des Vraies et des Fausses Idées'.
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