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" ... neither oblique nor rectangle, neither equilateral, equicrural, nor scalenon, but all and none of these at once? In effect, it is something imperfect that cannot exist, an idea wherein some parts of several different and inconsistent ideas are put... "
An Essay Concerning Human Understanding - Page 545
by John Locke - 1824 - 668 pages
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An essay concerning human understanding. To which are now added, i. Analysis ...

John Locke - 1816 - 1048 pages
...rectangle, neither equilateral, equicrural, nor scalenon; but all and none of these at once. In effect, it is something imperfect, that cannot exist ; an...different and inconsistent ideas are put together. IL is true, the mind, in this imperfect state, has need of such ideas, and makes all the haste to them...
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An essay concerning human understanding. Also, extr. from the author's works ...

John Locke - 1819 - 468 pages
...rectangle, neither equilateral, equicrural, nor scalenon ; but all and none of these at once. In effect, it is something imperfect, that cannot exist; an idea...this imperfect state, has need of such ideas, and mnkus all the haste to them it can, for the conveniency of communication and enlargement of knowledge;...
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An essay concerning human understanding. Also, extr. from the author's works ...

John Locke - 1819 - 460 pages
...equicrural, nor scaleiion •; but all and none of these at once. In effect, it is something imper* feet, that cannot exist; an idea wherein some parts of several...true, the mind, in this imperfect State, has need ofsuch ideas, and makes all the haste to them it can, for the conveniency of communication and enlargement...
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The Works of George Berkeley, Volume 1

George Berkeley - 1820 - 514 pages
...equilateral, equicrural, nor scalenum ; but all and none of these at once. In effect, it is somewhat imperfect that cannot exist ; an idea, wherein some...different and inconsistent ideas are put together." — Essay on Human Understanding, b. iv. c. vii. sect. ix. This is the idea which he thinks needful...
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The Works of George Berkeley, Volume 1

George Berkeley - 1820 - 506 pages
...scalenum ; but all and none of these at once. In effect, it is somewhat imperfeet that cannot exist j an idea, wherein some parts of several different and. inconsistent ideas are put together." — Essay on Human Understanding, b. iv. c. vii. sect. ix. This is the idea which he thinks needful...
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Lectures on the Philosophy of the Human Mind, Volume 2

Thomas Brown - 1822 - 546 pages
...rectangle, neither equilateral, equicrural, nor scalenon ; but a//, and none .of these at once. In effect, it is something imperfect that cannot exist ; an idea,...different and inconsistent ideas are put together." * Of this strange description, so unworthy of its great author, and. I may add, so unworthy also of...
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Essay concerning human understanding (concluded) Defence of Mr. Locke's ...

John Locke - 1824 - 510 pages
...rectangle, neither equilateral, equicrural, nor scalenon ; but all and none of these at once. In effect, it is something imperfect, that cannot exist; an idea...together. It is true, the mind, in this imperfect state, Jias need of such ideas, and makes all the haste to them it can, for the conveniency of communication...
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Lectures on the Philosophy of the Human Mind, Volume 1

Thomas Brown - 1826 - 548 pages
...rectangle, neither equilateral, equicrural, nor scalenon ; but all, and none of these at once. In effect it is something imperfect that cannot exist ; an idea,...different and inconsistent ideas are put together."* Of this strange description, so unworthy of its great author, and, I may add, so unworthy also of the...
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A London Encyclopaedia, Or Universal Dictionary of Science, Art ..., Volume 14

Thomas Curtis - 1829 - 810 pages
...rectangle, neither equilateral, equicrural, nor scalenon; but all and none of these at once. In effect it is something imperfect that cannot exist ; an idea...different and inconsistent ideas are put together.' This is surely worthy of being preserved as a precious metaphysical relic of Mr. Locke, and in confirmation...
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Locke's Essay on the human understanding, condensed under the ...

John Locke - 1831 - 458 pages
...general ideas carry difficulty with them, and do not so easily offer themselves as we are apt to imagine. It is true, the mind, in this imperfect state, has...the conveniency of communication and enlargement of knowlege ; to both which it is naturally very much inclined. 2. From what has been said, it plainly...
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