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An Essay Concerning Human Understanding: With Thoughts on the Conduct of the ... - Page 145
by John Locke - 1801 - 308 pages
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The Works of John Locke, Esq, Volume 1

John Locke - 1722 - 640 pages
...Univetfality belongs not to things themfelves, which are all of them particular in their Exiftence > even thofe Words and Ideas, which in their fignification...Capacity they are put into by the Underftanding, of fignifying or reprefcnting many particulars, For the Signification they have, is nothing but a Relation,...
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Elements of the Philosophy of the Human Mind, Volume 1

Dugald Stewart - 1792 - 630 pages
...univerfality belongs " not to things themfelves, which are all of them particular in their " exiftence ; even thofe words and ideas which in their fignification...creatures of our own making; their general nature be" ing nothing but the capacity they are put into by the underftand" ing, of fignifying or reprefenting...
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An Essay Concerning Human Understanding, Volume 1

John Locke - 1796 - 560 pages
...which are all of them particular in their exifhucej even thole words and ideas, which in 8 . . \ thcij their fignification are general. When therefore we...nothing but the capacity they are put into by the understanding, of lignifyingor reprefenting many particulars. For the Signification they have is nothing...
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An Essay Concerning Human Understanding, Volume 1

John Locke - 1796 - 556 pages
...and ideas, which in 8 their their fignification are general. When therefore we quit particulars, rhe generals that reft are only creatures of our own making;...capacity they are put into by the underftanding, of iignifying or reprcfenting many particulars. For the fignification they have is nothing but a relation,...
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Epea pteroenta: or, The diversions of Purley ...

John Horne Tooke - 1798 - 566 pages
...Univerfality belongs not to things " themfelves which are all of them particular in their ^ exiftence. When therefore we quit Particulars, the " Generals...being nothing but the capacity they " are put into of iignifying or reprefenting many Parti« culars," Now from this necefiity of GeneralTerms, follows...
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Epea Pteroenta., Or, The Diversions of Purley, Volume 27, Part 1

John Horne Tooke - 1798 - 554 pages
...Univerfality belongs not to things " themfelves which are all of them particular in their " exiftence. When therefore we quit Particulars, the " Generals...being nothing but the capacity they " are put into of fignifying or reprefenting many Parti" culars,? Now from this neceflity of General Terms, follows...
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An Essay Concerning Human Understanding: With Thoughts on the Conduct of ...

John Locke - 1801 - 950 pages
...themfelves, which are all of them particular in their exiftence ; even thofe words and .•',/..:., which in their fignification are general. When, therefore,...nothing but the capacity they are put into by the underdanding, of fignifying or reprefenting many particulars ; for the fignification they have, is...
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The works of John Locke. To which is added the life of the author ..., Volume 1

John Locke - 1801 - 398 pages
...and their their signification are general. When therefore we quit particulars, the generals that rest are only creatures of our own making; their general...nothing but the capacity they are put into by the understanding, of signifying or representing many particulars. For the signification they have is nothing...
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The Philosophy of Rhetoric, Volume 2

George Campbell - 1801 - 404 pages
...in their signification are general. When, " therefore, we quit particulars, the generals that rest " are only creatures of our own making ; their general...nothing but the capacity; they are put " into by the understanding of signifying or represent" ing many particulars. For the signification they *' have,'...
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Elements of the Philosophy of the Human Mind

Dugald Stewart - 1802 - 632 pages
...all of " them particular in their exigence ; even thofe words and " ideas which in their figniGcation are general. When, " therefore, we quit particulars,...capacity they are put into by the " underftanding, of fignifying or reprefenting many parti" culars. For the fignification they have, is nothing but a "...
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