Outre que = M. F. en outre, besides

22. One of those long sentences which often occur in Descartes' writings. This one is nevertheless clear. It contains an error of Descartes' System that he shares with Socrates and Plato : the belief that it is sufficient to know what is good to do good. Cf. celebrated Latin maxim : ' Video meliora proboque, détériora sequor. ' Ensemble, archaic = M. F., en même temps.

23. D'autant que = since, as. Not to be confused, as is often the case, with 4 d'autant //?«• que,' ail the more as.