 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,...  Lectures on the Philosophy of the Human Mind - Page 208de Thomas Brown - 1822Affichage du livre entier - À propos de ce livre
 | John Locke - 1722 - 640 pages
...do not fo eafily offer themfelves, as we are apt to imagine. For example, Does it not require fome Pains and Skill to form the general Idea of a Triangle ( which is yet none of the moft abftract, comprehenflve and difficult) for it muft be neither Oblique, nor Rectangle, neither... | |
 | J. JOHNSON - 1801 - 374 pages
...difficulty with them, and do not so easily offer themselves, as we are apt to imagine. For example, does it not require some pains and skill to form the...difficult), for it must be neither oblique, nor rectangle, angle, neither equilateral, equicrural, nor scalenon; but all and none of these at once. In effect,... | |
 | John Locke - 1805 - 508 pages
...difficulty with them, and-*do iiot so easily offer themselves, as we are apt to iinagiue. For example, does it not require some pains and skill to form the...difficult), for it must be neither oblique, nor rectangle, aflgte, n&ithef equilateral, equicrural, norscalenon; but all and hone of these at otice. In effect,... | |
 | Robert Eden Scott - 1805 - 524 pages
...offer themfelves as we are ' apt to imagine. For example, does it not require fome ' pains and fkill to form the general idea of a triangle, ' (which is yet none of the moil abftrac\ comprehenfive, ' and difficult) ; for it muft be neither oblique, nor redl' angle, neither... | |
 | John Locke - 1808 - 346 pages
...being fictions of the mind. Does it not require some pains to form the general idea of a triangle ? for it must be neither oblique nor rectangle, neither equilateral, equicrural, nor scalenon, but all and none of these at once. In short, it is something imperfect, thatcannot exist, — an idea comprising... | |
 | John Locke - 1813 - 448 pages
...difficulty with them, and do not so easily offer themselves as we are apt to imagine. For example, does it not require some pains and skill to form the...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... | |
 | John Locke - 1819 - 460 pages
...diiHicnlty with them, and do not so easily offer themselves, as we are apt to imagine. For example, does it not require some pains and skill to form the...general idea of a triangle (which is yet none of the tirost abstract, comprehensive, and difficult), for it must be neither oblique, nor rectangle, neither... | |
 | John Locke - 1819 - 468 pages
...difficulty with them, and do not so easily offer themselves, as we are apt to imagine. For example, does it not require some pains and skill to form the general idea of a triangle (which is yet none ojfthe most abstract, comprehensive, nnd difficult), for it must be neither oblique, nor rectangle,... | |
 | George Berkeley - 1820 - 506 pages
...difficulty with them, and do not so easily offer themselves as we are apt to imagine. For example, does it not require some pains and skill to form the...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... | |
 | George Berkeley - 1820 - 514 pages
...do not so easily offer themselves as we are apt to imagine. For example, does it not require sonic pains and skill to form the general idea of a triangle...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... | |
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