 | George Berkeley - 1820 - 514 pages
...description that is here given of the general idea of a triangle, which is, neither oblique, nor rectangle, equilateral, equicrural, nor scalenon, but all and none of these at once ? XIV. Much is here said of the difficulty that abstract ideas carry with them, and the pains and skill... | |
 | Thomas Brown - 1822 - 546 pages
...idea of a triangle, (which is yet none of the most abstract, comprehensive, and difficult ;) for it must be neither oblique, nor 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,... | |
 | John Locke - 1823 - 404 pages
...idea of a triangle (which is yet none of the most abstract, comprehensive, and difficult ?) for it must be neither oblique nor rectangle, neither equilateral,...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... | |
 | John Locke - 1823 - 404 pages
...difficult ?) for it must be neither oblique nor rectangle,neither equilateral, cquicrural, nor scaled non ; 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... | |
 | 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 - 518 pages
...general idea of a triangle (which is yet none of the most abstract, comprehensive, and difficult), for it must be neither oblique, nor rectangle, neither equilateral,...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... | |
 | John Locke - 1824 - 702 pages
...general idea of a triangle? (which is yet none of the most abstract, comprehensive, and difficult) for it must be neither oblique nor rectangle, neither equilateral, equicrural, nor scalenon: but nil and none of them- at once. In effort, it is something imperfect, that cannot exist; an idea wherein... | |
 | 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. In effect it is something imperfect that cannot exist; an idea, wherein some parts of different and inconsistent ideas... | |
 | Thomas Brown - 1826 - 548 pages
...idea of a triangle, (which is yet none of the most abstract, comprehensive, and difficult ;) for it must be neither oblique, nor rectangle, neither equilateral,...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... | |
 | John Locke - 1828 - 432 pages
...general idea of a triangle (whichisyet noneofthe most abstract,comprehensive, and difficult ?) for it must be neither oblique nor rectangle, neither equilateral,...but all and none of these at once. In effect, it is something imperfect, that cannot exist; arf idea wherein some parts of several different and inconsistent... | |
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For example, does it not require some pains and skill to form the general idea of a triangle (which is yet none of the most abstract comprehensive and difficult) for it must be neither oblique nor rectangle, neither equilateral, equicrural, nor scalenon,... 
