 | George Campbell - 1801 - 404 pages
...and universal belong not to the real ex" istence of things, but are the inventions and crea" tures of the understanding, made by it for its own " use,...for " signs of general ideas, and so are applicable indiffe" rently to many particular things ; and ideas are ge" neral, when they are set up as the representatives... | |
 | George Campbell - 1801 - 404 pages
...between his opinions and theirs on this article, is, I think, manifest from the following passage : " To return to " general words, it is plain, by what has...that general and universal belong not to the real ex" istence of things, but are the inventions and crea" tures of the understanding, made by it fo»... | |
 | John Locke - 1805 - 554 pages
...universal belong not to the real existthe under- ence Qf things ; but are the inventions and $tan lng' creatures of the understanding, made by it for its...Words are general, as has been said, when used for ^igns of general ideas, and so are applicable indifferently to many particular things : and ideas are... | |
 | Dugald Stewart - 1813 - 564 pages
...but are inventions and creatures of *' the understanding, made by it for its own use, and con" cern only signs, whether words or ideas. Words are " general,...ideas, and so are applicable indifferently to many particu* lar things ; and ideas are general, when they are set up ** as the representatives of many... | |
 | Dugald Stewart - 1813 - 520 pages
...Berkley's, had not the foregoing quotations contained an explicit declaration of the contraiy. " To return to general words, it is plain, by what has...said, that general and universal belong not to the re" al existence of things, but are inventions and creatures of '' the understanding, made by.it for... | |
 | Dugald Stewart - 1814 - 528 pages
...Berkeley's, had not the foregoing quotations contained an explicit declaration of the contrary. P "Po return to general words, it is plain, by what has...things, but are the inventions and creatures of the under" standing, made by it for its own use, and concern only signs, " whether words or ideas. Words... | |
 | John Locke - 1819 - 516 pages
...return to general words, it is plain by what has been said, that general and universal belong not to real existence of things: but are the inventions and...of the understanding', made by it for its own use, nnd concern only signs, whether words or ideas. Word* are general, as lias been said, when used for... | |
 | John Locke - 1819 - 518 pages
...definitions more in the next chapter. §.11. General and -universal are creatures of the understanding. To return to general words, it is plain by what has been said, that general and universal belong not to real existence of things: but are the inventions and creatures of the understnnding, made by it for... | |
 | Dugald Stewart - 1821 - 706 pages
...Berkeley's, had not the foregoing quotations contained an explicit declaration of the contrary. " To return to general words, it is plain, by what has...indifferently to many particular " things ; and ideas arc general, when they are set up as the representatives of " many particular things • but universality... | |
 | Dugald Stewart - 1821 - 382 pages
...the contrary. " To return to general words, it is plain, by what has been said, that general and i1 universal belong not to the real existence of things,...inventions and " creatures of the understanding, made by it fo; its own use, and concern only signb, " whether words O. ileus. Words are gene.nl, as has been said,... | |
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... general and universal, belong not to the real existence of things ; but are the inventions and creatures of the understanding, made by it for its own use, and concern only signs, whether words or ideas. 
