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# Title: An Essay Concerning Humane Understanding (shelfmarks Leibn. Marg. 38; ZEN Leibn. Marg. 38)
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Complex Ideas.
6.. 5. OF these Modes, there are tvo Tores, Whrich deserve distinct con-
Sideration. First, There are Lome erhich are only variations, or different
combinations ol thesame simple Idea, without the mixture of any other,
as a dozen, or Peore; Which are noching but the Ideas oF so many distinct.
Onites added together, and theso P calI simple Modes, a5 beins contained
richin ehe bounds of one simple Idea. Sccondr, There are OEhers COm-
pounded of simple Ideas of leveral kinds, put togettier tomatie one com
plexonc; v. 8. Beauty, conlctins of a certain compoliion ot Colour and
Figure, causins delisht inthe Beholder; Thefr, Which beine the concea-
led chanse olthe possession oF ans chine, ithout the consent ot the PrO-
prietor, contains, as is visible, a combination oE several Ldeas oE several
Kinds; and these L callmixed Modes.
5. 6. Secondly, The Ideas oE Substances are Tuch combinations ot simple
Ideas, as are talen to represent diltinct particular things subliltins by
chemletres; in which the supposedor contuled Idea oF Substance, such a5
it is, is alvazs the Arst and chics. Thus is to Substance be joincd the
simple Idea oF a certain dull irhitim colour, ith certain derrees oP
Weioht Flardnels, Ductilier, ard Fusibilier, e have the Idea ot Lead;
and a combination oF the Ldeas oF a certain sort ot Figure, rich che
povers oF Motion, Thought, and Reasonins, joined to Substance, mate
the ordinary Idea ot a Man. No ot Substances allo, there are tvo IOrts
oF Ldeas; one oFsinsle Substances, as they exist separately, 25 oF a Man,
or a Sheep; the other oF several oF thole pur together, as an army ot
Nen, or Flock of Sticep; Wtrich collective Ideas of leveral substances
chus puc tosether, are as much cach ot them one sinsle Idea, as that or
a Man, or an Vnite.
6. 7. Thirdly, The lact sore oE complex Ideas, is that we call Relation,
Wrhich consists in theconsideration and comparins one Pdea with another,
Of these leveral Kinds, e Mall treat in theirorder.
5. 8. TFre will erace the progress oF our Minds, and withactention
observe hor it repeats, adds together, and unites irs simple Ideas recei-
ved trom Sensation or Reflection, it ill lead us farcher than at frH, per
haps, ve sould haveimagined. And, Ibeliere, We Mall sind, if we Wa-
ritr observe the Originals oF our Notions, chat even rhe most abstruse Ideas,
hor remote soerer ther may seem trom Sense, or any operation ot our
onn Mincs, are vet orly such as the Onderstanding trames to it selF, by
repeating and joinins together Ideas, chat it had cicher trom Objects of
Senle, or its omn operations about them: 50 chat those even large and
abstract Ideas are derived from Sensation, or Reflection, beins no other
than erhat the Mind by the ordinary use ot irs omn Facutties, employ d
about Ideas received trom Objects of Senle, or the Opcrations it obserres
in it selFabour them, mar, and docs attain unto. This I Call endeavour
to ser in the ideas ve hare oF Space, Fime, and Insinitr, and lome feir
octet, hac secur ahe mott remore homr Mhote Drieinualb.
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