This book argues that certain “material falsities” give rise to ideas with objective reality but no corresponding formal reality. (10[1])In a letter, this book’s author defended one of its conclusions by appealing to three types of “primitive notions” and a Scholastic idea of heaviness. (-5[1])An (10[1])objection by Pierre Gassendi, (10[2])included in a set of “objections and replies” (10[1])appended to this book, (10[3])critiques how this book compares (10[1])a chiliagon and a myriagon (10[1])to distinguish (10[3])imagination and pure (10[1])intellect. Elisabeth of Bohemia (10[1]-5[1])pressed this (-5[1])book’s (10[2])author (10[1])on how its concepts (10[1]-5[1])of (10[1])extended (-5[2])substance and (10[2])thinking substance interact. (10[3])This book claims that “clear (10[1])and distinct” (-5[2])ideas (10[1]-5[1])allowed (10[1])its author to comprehend a piece of wax. (10[3]-5[1])For 10 points, (10[3])the evil (-5[1])demon (10[1])appears in (-5[1])what book (-5[1])by René Descartes (10[1])that follows Discourse on Method? (10[2]0[2]-5[1]) (10[13]0[7])■END■