... 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... THE WORKS OF JOHN LOCKE - Page 26by J. JOHNSON - 1801Full view - About this book
| John Locke - 1823 - 398 pages
...bstract,comprehensive, and difficult ?) for it must be neither oblique nor rectangle, neither equilateral, equicrtiral, nor scalenon; but all and none of these at once. In effect is something imperfect, that cannot exist; an ic wherein some parts of several different and inci sistent... | |
| John Locke - 1824 - 510 pages
...of the most abstract, comprehensive, and difficult), for it must be neither oblique, nor rectangle, neither equilateral, equicrural, nor scalenon ; but...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... | |
| Dionysius Lardner - 1824 - 218 pages
...rectangle, neither equilateral, equicrural, nor seatenon, but all and none of these at once. In fact it is something imperfect that cannot exist, an idea wherein some parts are different and inconsistent ideas pub together." B. 4. Ch. VII. § 9. The most zealous nomalist... | |
| David Welsh - 1825 - 568 pages
...comprehensive, and difficult ;) for it must be neither oblique nor rectangle, neither equilateral, equiangular, nor scalenon, but all, and none of these at once....that cannot exist; an idea, wherein some parts of different and inconsistent ideas are put together." f Such was the view that succeeded to that of the... | |
| John Locke - 1828 - 432 pages
...noneofthe most abstract,comprehensive, and difficult ?) for it must be neither oblique nor rectangle, neither equilateral, equicrural, nor scalenon; but...effect, it is something imperfect, that cannot exist; arf idea wherein some parts of several different and inconsistent ideas are put together. It is true,... | |
| Thomas Curtis - 1829 - 810 pages
...of the most abstract, comprehensive, and difficult)? for it must be neither oblique nor rectangle, neither equilateral, equicrural, nor scalenon; but...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... | |
| Silas Blaisdale - 1829 - 374 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 something imperfect that cannot exist ; an idea, in which some parts of several different and inconsistent ideas are put together." — The whole error... | |
| Conversations - 1829 - 650 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 something imperfect that cannot exist ; ail idea, in which some parts of several different and inconsistent ideas are put together." —... | |
| 1829 - 876 pages
...very luminously of an abstract idea of a triangle ; but thea "it is neither oblique, nor rectangle ; neither equilateral, equicrural, nor scalenon ; but all and none of these at once." * With Bishop Berkeley, I have to beg " that the reader would fully and certainly inform himself whether... | |
| Thomas Cogswell Upham - 1832 - 622 pages
...idea of a triangle, and gives the following reason ; "for it must'be neither oblique, nor rectangle, neither equilateral, equicrural, nor scalenon, but all and none of these at once," &c. This language is undoubtedly open to criticism, and in truth has not failed to receive a full share.... | |
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