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The Works of John Locke - Page 28
by John Locke - 1823
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The Intellectualism of Locke: An Essay

Thomas Ebenezer Webb - Idea (Philosophy) - 1857 - 214 pages
...difficult) ; for it must be neither oblique, nor rectangle, neither equilateral, equicrural, nor scalenon ; but all and none of these at once. In effect, it is...different and inconsistent Ideas are put together" (Iv. vii. 9). On this latter passage, Berkeley in the Introduction to his Principles of Human Knowledge...
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The Intellectualism of Locke: An Essay

Thomas Ebenezer Webb - Idea (Philosophy) - 1857 - 218 pages
...exist" (rr. vii. 9). It is not the Idea-Image attributed to the Conceptualist; for he tells us it is " an Idea wherein some parts of several different and inconsistent Ideas are put together" (ibid.). It is not the Arbitrary Abstraction attributed to the Nominalist ; for though he holds it...
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Lectures on Metaphysics and Logic: Metaphysics

Sir William Hamilton - Logic - 1859 - 772 pages
...Logua (pars U. o. vi. « 16. Optra, p 236. e«ajr v., chap. ii. and vl. — ED. — ED.], and otnen. In effect, it is something imperfect, that cannot...of several different and inconsistent ideas are put together."1 This doctrine waa, however, too palpably absurd to obtain any advocates ; and conceptualism,...
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Metaphysics, Or, The Philosophy of Consciousness, Phenomenal and Real

Henry Longueville Mansel - Consciousness - 1860 - 428 pages
...process by which it is formed. According to Locke,'t the general idea of a triangle is an imperfect idea, " wherein some parts of several different and inconsistent ideas are put together." As limited to no particular kind of triangle, but including all, it must be " neither oblique nor rectangular,...
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Metaphysics Or the Philosophy of Consciousness: Phenomenal and Real

Henry Longueville Mansel - Consciousness - 1860 - 446 pages
...process by which it is formed. According to Locke,"f- the general idea of a triangle is an imperfect idea, " wherein some parts of several different and inconsistent ideas are put together." As limited to no particular kind of triangle, but including all, it must be " neither oblique nor rectangular,...
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The Metaphysics of Sir William Hamilton

Sir William Hamilton - First philosophy - 1861 - 584 pages
...difficult), for it must be neither oblique or rectangle, neither equilateral, equicrural, nor scalenon ; but all and none of these at once. In effect, it is...different and inconsistent ideas are put together." This doctrine was, however, too palpably absurd to obtain any advocates ; and Conceptualism, could...
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The Metaphysics of Sir William Hamilton

Sir William Hamilton - First philosophy - 1861 - 584 pages
...difficult), for it must be neither oblique or rectangle, neither equilateral, equicrural, nor scalenon ; but all and none of these at once. In effect, it is...different and inconsistent ideas are put together." This doctrine was, however, too palpably absurd to obtain any advocates ; and Conceptualism, could...
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The Metaphysics of Sir William Hamilton

Sir William Hamilton - First philosophy - 1862 - 584 pages
...difficult), for it must be neither oblique or rectangle, neither equilateral, equierural, nor scalenon ; but all and none of these at once. In effect, it is...different and inconsistent ideas are put together." This doctrine was, however, too palpably absurd to obtain any advocates ; and Conceptualism, could...
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An Examination of Sir William Hamilton's Philosophy: And of the ..., Volume 2

John Stuart Mill - Knowledge, Theory of - 1865 - 360 pages
...difficult) ? for it must be neither oblique nor rectangle, neither equilateral, equicrural, nor scalene; but all and none of these at once. In effect, it is...different and inconsistent ideas are put together." Yet this union of contradictory elements such a philosopher as Locke was able to fancy that he conceived....
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Lectures on Metaphysics and Logic, Volume 2

Sir William Hamilton - Logic - 1865 - 588 pages
...cult) ; for it must be neither oblique nor rectangle, neither equilateral, equicrural, nor scalenon ; but all and none of these at once. In effect, it is...different and inconsistent ideas are put together." ° This doctrine was, however, too palpably absurd to obtain any advocates ; and conceptualism, could...
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