The question of when

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Hi Friends;Would you explain the structure, and perhaps the meaning,  of this sentence? I can't get it at all."The question of when to rely upon axioms which, up until this point had still regularly been based upon ‘clear and distinct ideas’, therefore became crucial."I realize that a question became crucial!! but what question? I don't know.thanks.

CalifJim · Accepted Answer

anonymousThe question of when to rely upon axioms which, up until this point had still regularly been based upon ‘clear and distinct ideas’, therefore became crucial.

The question .......of..... when to rely upon axioms
.......................which
...........................up until this point
...........................had still regularly been
...........................based upon
...........................‘clear and distinct ideas’
therefore became crucial.

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Because of something mentioned earlier (i.e., "therefore"), the question became crucial.
The question is "When should we rely on axioms?"
Until some point in time (revealed by the context) this question had always been based on 'clear and distinct' ideas.

CJ

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