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# Title: An Essay Concerning Humane Understanding (shelfmarks Leibn. Marg. 38; ZEN Leibn. Marg. 38)
# Folio 269, page id 778263916:0285
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fixtent of Tlumane Lnomlede
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Of che Fixtent of Fumane Rnomledze.
Nomledse, as has been Paid, lyins in the Perception oF thê
Aereement, or Dilagreement, of any of our Ideas, it follos
trom henco, That,
Firp. We can Dude Rnouledee no farther than we have Edeas.
6. 2. Seconaos That we can have no Rnouledce farther, than we can
bave Perception of that dereement, or Disacreement: Which Perceptiori
beins, L. Fither by Intuicion, or the immediare comparins anr tvo Ideas;
Or, 2. By Reason, examinins the AErcement, or Disapreement ot tvo
Ideas, by the incervention of lome ochers: Or, 3. By Sensation, percei-
vins the Existence oF particular Things. Hence it al(o FolloWs,
9. 3. Thiraly, Thac ve cannot have an intuitive lnouledee, ihat aul
extend it self t0 all our Ideas, and al that ve vould tenou abont thems because
ve cannot examine and perceire alt the Relations cher have one to ano-
ther, by juxta-polition, or an immediate comparison one wich another.
Thus taving che Pdeas oF an Obtuse, and an acute angled Triangle,
boch dramn trom equal Bales, and betrveen Parallols, I can by intuirive
Hnowledoe, perceire the one noc to be the orher; but cannor that vay
Hnow, Whrecher they be equal, or no; becaule their Aereement, or Dif-
aereement in equalier, can never be perceired by an immediate compa-
rins chem: The difference ot Figure matres their parts uncapable oF an
exact immediare application; and theretore there is necd otloe interve
mins Duantiries to meature them by, Whuchis Demonstration; orrational
Knowledee.
6. 4. Fourthly, TeFollos also, From wtrat is above observed, that our
rational Rnouledee, cannot reach to the whole extent of our Ideas. Be-
cause betreen two disterent Ideas we vould examine, re cannot alvays
find such Mediums, as re can connect one to anocher with an intuitive
Hnoledoe, in all the parts oftlie Deduction; and where ever thactails,
re come More of Knowledge and Demonstration.
8. 5. Fifthly Sensitive Rnouledee reachinqe no farther than the Fxistence
of Thines actually present to our Senses, is yet mueh narrover than cither
OF Fre tormer.
5. 6. Fro aII wtrich it is evidene, chaE the extent of Our Rnou-
ledee comes not only sort of the reality of Thines, but even of the extent of
our vun Edeas. Thouoh our Rnomledse be limited to our Ideas, and
Cannot exceed them cirher in extent, or perfection; and chouoh chele be
very narron bounds, in respect ofthe extent of AII. Being, and Far MOrE
oF irhat e may justls imagine to be in some, even created Understan.
dinos, not tied don to che dull and narrom Intormation, is to be recei-
ved trom Comele, and notrery acute ways ol Perception, such as are
our Senses; yet it would De ell richus, it our Rnomledge vere butas large
as Our Ldeas, and there vere not mans Doubrs and Enquiries concernins
EhC IdeaS WVC haVC, WHerCOF We are HOL, nor I beliere ever Mall bC in tis
Woridus relolved. Nererthelels, ldo nor vet Duection, but thatlumane
Knomledse, under the presene Circumltances ot our Beines and Consti-
cutions, may be carried much Farther than it hicherto has been, il Nen
Would sincerelr, and rith ircedlom ofMind, emplor all that Industri
and labour oF Phoughe, in improvins che means of discorerine Fructu
hich ches do sor che colourins or support ot Falood, to maintairs 2
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