The Works of John Locke, Volume 8Scientia Verlag, 1963 |
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... affirmed or denied of gold , but what hath a discoverable connexion or inconsistency with that nominal essence . Fixedness , for example , having no necessary connexion , that we can discover , with the colour , weight , or any other ...
... affirmed or denied of gold , but what hath a discoverable connexion or inconsistency with that nominal essence . Fixedness , for example , having no necessary connexion , that we can discover , with the colour , weight , or any other ...
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... affirmed of itself : which I take to be the proper signification of identical pro- positions : and concerning all such , I think I may con- tinue safely to say , that to propose them as instructive is no better than trifling . For no ...
... affirmed of itself : which I take to be the proper signification of identical pro- positions : and concerning all such , I think I may con- tinue safely to say , that to propose them as instructive is no better than trifling . For no ...
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... affirmed or denied of it ; there our thoughts stick wholly in sounds , and are able to attain no real truth or falsehood . This , per- haps , if well heeded , might save us a great deal of useless amusement and dispute , and very much ...
... affirmed or denied of it ; there our thoughts stick wholly in sounds , and are able to attain no real truth or falsehood . This , per- haps , if well heeded , might save us a great deal of useless amusement and dispute , and very much ...
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Revelation cannot be admitted against the clear evidence | 5 |
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