The Works of John Locke, Volume 3Thomas Tegg, 1823 - Philosophy |
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... bodies is to be improved only by ex- perience . 10. This may procure us convenience , not science . 11. We are fitted for moral knowledge , and natural improve- ments . 12. But must beware of hypotheses and wrong principles . 13. The ...
... bodies is to be improved only by ex- perience . 10. This may procure us convenience , not science . 11. We are fitted for moral knowledge , and natural improve- ments . 12. But must beware of hypotheses and wrong principles . 13. The ...
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... body of a certain yellow colour , malleable , fusible , and heavier than any other known ; in this proper use of the word gold , there is no difficulty to know what is or is not gold . But yet no other quality can with certainty be uni ...
... body of a certain yellow colour , malleable , fusible , and heavier than any other known ; in this proper use of the word gold , there is no difficulty to know what is or is not gold . But yet no other quality can with certainty be uni ...
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... body lighter or heavier , what texture of parts made it malleable , fusible , and fixed , and fit to be dissolved in this sort of liquor , and not in another ; if ( I say ) we had such an idea as this of bodies , and could per- ceive ...
... body lighter or heavier , what texture of parts made it malleable , fusible , and fixed , and fit to be dissolved in this sort of liquor , and not in another ; if ( I say ) we had such an idea as this of bodies , and could per- ceive ...
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... body , can certainly know what smell , taste , sound , or tangible qualities it has , nor what alterations it is ca- pable to make or receive , on or from other bodies . The same may be said of the sound or taste , & c . Our specific ...
... body , can certainly know what smell , taste , sound , or tangible qualities it has , nor what alterations it is ca- pable to make or receive , on or from other bodies . The same may be said of the sound or taste , & c . Our specific ...
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... bodies owe so much of their present state to other bodies without them , that they would not be what they appear to us , were those bodies that environ them removed ; it is yet more Ch . 6 . 15 their Truth and Certainty . Secondly, one ...
... bodies owe so much of their present state to other bodies without them , that they would not be what they appear to us , were those bodies that environ them removed ; it is yet more Ch . 6 . 15 their Truth and Certainty . Secondly, one ...
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