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# Title: An Essay Concerning Humane Understanding (shelfmarks Leibn. Marg. 38; ZEN Leibn. Marg. 38)
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Tristins Propositions.
polition in ic, viz. Lead isa Metal, to a Nlan, it ho Knors the complex
Ideathe name Lead sands For. AII ehe simple Ldeas that GO EO FhC COm-
plexonc, signitied by theterm Mecal, beins nothins bur irhrat he betore
compretiended and lignitied by the name Lead. Indeed, 10 a Ntan that
bnons the signification oF the vord Meral, and not or the Word Lead,
it is a Morter ay to explainthe signisication of tho word Fead, Cy Pay:
ins it is a Metal, Wrhich at once expresses sereral ofits simple Laeas, thar
to enumerate them onc by onc, cellins hum it is a Body vers licavr, Rii
sible, and malleable.
6. 5. Alite trittine it is, to predicate any other part of the Definition of the
Term defined, or roastirm any one ot the simiple Ideas oF a complez onc;
Ot the name ot ehe whole complex Idea; as all Giold is tusible: FOr Fu-
sibilier beins oncolthe simple Ideas thac soes tothe makins up the com
plex onc the CoundGold Cands lor, What car it be but plas ins rith souves,
by astirmins char ot the name Cold, Which is comprehended in its recei:
ved lignification? Frould be chouche lictle Better than ridiculous, t0
altrm gravely asa Fruth oF moment, thatOold is sello; and Isec. nOL
hoir ic is any joc more material, 1o lay, le is lulible, unlels that ualirs
be lest out ot the complex Idea, ot Which the Cound Goldis the marte in
ordinaris speech., Wrhat Instruction can it carry wich it, io rell one tuat,
erhich he hath been told alreads, or he is supposcd to lnow betore: POr
Lam supposcd rohnor the lignification otche nord anocher ules to mei
or alscheisto rellme. Andil llno char the name 60d Aands for this
complex idea O Body, Tellou, Tleavy, Pusible. Malleable, Will not muck
instruct me to pur it solemuls alterrards in a Propolition, and gravels
Cay, Al Goldis fusible. Sueh Propolitions can ouly serre to Mer tha
dilingenuies otone, who ill eo trom the detinition ot his own Terms,
by re mindins him sometimes oF ic; but carry no Knomledse ichchem
but oFche significarion of Words, however cercain ther be.
5. 6. Every Man is an Animal, or livins BodY, is 25 certain a Proposi-
tion as can be; but no more conducins to the Hnomledse of Thinss.
than to lar a Paltry is an amblino FPorle, or a neishine ambline Animal,
bothbeing only about ehe signification of WordS, and makce me know but
chis; That Body, Sense, and Motion, or pover ol Senlation and Mo.
vins, are chree ofchose limple Ideas that lalwars comprehend and signi-
tie by the rord Man; and irhere thes are not to be Tound together, che
name Man velones not to that Thins: And (0 oE the other, that BodY,
Sense, and Morion, and a certain as ot soins, with a certain kind ot
Voice, are lome ol chole simple Ideas uhich l alwass comprehend, and
sienitie by the Word Palfry; and when thez are not tobe soundtosether,
thename Palfry velonss notrothat chins. Tis just che lame, and to
the lame purpose, when any term Candins for any one or more ol tlie
simple Ldeas, that aliosether malie up chac complex idea which is called
2Man, is astirmed ofthe term Man: 2. 8. suppose a Roman, signitied by
elie word FLomo: all chele distinet ideas united in one subject, Corporeitas,
Sensibilitas, Potentia se movendi, Rationalitas, Risibilitas, he mieht, no
doubr, rich great cerraints, univertally attum one more, or aIl of these
togethier of the mord Fsomo, but did no more than lay, that the word
Flomo, in his Counery, comprehended in its signification, all thele Ideas.
Much likee a Romance TEnisht, wrho by the word Palfry, lignitied chele Ideas
Body oF a certain figure, lour-lessd, withr senle, motion, amblins, neieh.
ins, Whice, uled to have a Woman on his back, mixht, ich thelame
certainer, universallr afturm also anr or all ol thele of the word Palfrr:
bur did cherebs reach no more, but chat che word eatfry, in his, or R0.
ManCE.
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