 ... several sorts of bodies that fall under the examination of our senses perhaps we may have : but adequate ideas, I suspect, we have not of any one amongst them. And though the former of these will serve us for common use and discourse, yet whilst we...  Lectures on the Philosophy of the Human Mind - Page 86by Thomas Brown - 1822 - 587 pagesFull view - About this book
 | John Locke - 1801 - 398 pages
...us for common use and discourse, yet whilst we want the latter, we are not capable of scientifical knowledge; nor shall ever be able to discover general,...colour, figure, taste, and smell, and other sensible quali* ties, we have as clear and distinct ideas of sage and hemlock, as we have of a circle and a... | |
 | John Locke - Knowledge, Theory of - 1805 - 520 pages
...for common use and discourse, yet whilst we want the latter, M'e are not capa^ ble of seientifical knowledge; nor shall ever be able to discover general,...qualities, we have as clear and distinct ideas of sage and hein"Jock, as we have of a circle and a triangle; bqt having no ideas of the particular primary qualities... | |
 | John Locke - Knowledge, Theory of - 1813 - 448 pages
...us for common use and discourse, yet whilst we want the latter, we are not capable of scienti/ical knowledge ; nor shall ever be able to discover general,...things we must not in these matters, pretend to. By the color, figure, taste, and smell, and other sensible qualities, we have as clear and distinct ideas... | |
 | John Locke - 1819 - 468 pages
...us for common use and discourse, yet whilst we want the latter, we are not capable of scientifical knowledge; nor shall ever be able to discover general,...pretend to. By the colour, figure, taste, and smell, and'other sensible qualities, we have as clear and distinct ideas of sage and hemlock, as we have of... | |
 | John Locke - Knowledge, Theory of - 1824 - 702 pages
...us for common use and discourse, yet, whilst we want the latter, we are not capable of scientifical knowledge; nor shall ever be able to discover general,...truths concerning them. Certainty and demonstration are tliings we must not, in these matters, pretend to. By the colour, figure, taste, and smell, and other... | |
 | Thomas Brown - Philosophy - 1826 - 548 pages
...serve us for common use and discourse, yet while we want the latter, we are not capable of scientifical knowledge ; nor shall ever be able to discover general,...ideas of sage and hemlock, as we have of a circle and triangle ; but having no ideas of the particular primary qualities of the minute parts of either of... | |
 | John Locke - 1832 - 426 pages
...us for common use and discourse, yet whilst we want the latter, we are not capable of scientifical knowledge ; nor shall ever be able 'to discover general,...as clear and distinct ideas of sage and hemlock, as \ve have of a circle and a triangle : but having no ideas of the particular primary qualities of the... | |
 | Martyn Paine - Medicine - 1840 - 752 pages
...respect to the existence and nature of one power as another. Just so, " by the colour, figure, taste, smell, and other sensible qualities, we have as clear...ideas of sage and hemlock, as we have of a circle and triangle." (3) In respect to the vital and other forces, the difficulty consists in our being conversant... | |
 | JOHN MURRAY - 1852 - 786 pages
...serve us for common use and discourse, yet whilst we want the latter, we are not capable of scientific Knowledge, nor shall ever be able to discover general,...instructive, unquestionable Truths concerning them. Much less of spirits.—This, at first sight, will show us how disproportionate our Knowledge is to... | |
 | John Locke - 1854 - 536 pages
...us for common use anc discourse, yet whilst we want the latter, we are not capable of scientific» knowledge ; nor shall ever be able to discover general,...concerning them. Certainty and demonstration are things WR must not, in these matters, pretend to. By the colour, figure, taste, and emell, and other sensible... | |
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