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# Title: An Essay Concerning Humane Understanding (shelfmarks Leibn. Marg. 38; ZEN Leibn. Marg. 38)
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it Wrich che orher: and Where chere be many Mediums, chiere che danger
OE the Mistakie is the greater, and consequentli it may be liable eo tle
Sreater uncertainty. But yet ihere the Mind clearty retains ehe Treyi-
tion it had ol the Asreement of anz Idea rith anoeher; and that witt
a chird, and char with a Fourth, (5C. there thC Agreement oF the sirst anc
thetourch is a Demonstration, und produces certain Hnomledse, Whicl
may be called Rational Anowledse, as the other is Intuitive.
5. 26. Seconaly, There are octier Ideas, Whole Agreement, or Dilarrée-
ment, can no otherrrile be judged ol, buc by the intervention ot Others
erhich have noc a certain orcement with the Extremes, but an uluat
or litely one: and in chele it is, that the fudement is properls exercised,
Wrhich isthe acquiescins oFtheMind, that any Ideas do agrec, by com
parins ehem ith such probable Mediums. And this, thougH it Rever a-
mounts to Rnomledse, no not to that which is the lowest degree ot ic;
Vet lometimes che intermediate Ideas tie the Extremes (0 tirmly toge-
ther; and the Probabilit is (o clear and ArOnS, FMaE APenE a5 necessa-
rils Follonsit, as Hnomledse does Demonstration. The great FXCellen
Cy andOse otthe judoment, is to observe Right, and take a true elti-
mate ot thetorce and reisht or cact Probabilits; and then castins them
up allrighe together, chuse chat side ertrich has ehe over- Balance.
5. 27. Intuitive Rnouledee, is the perception of the certain Agreemerit,
Or Dilaereement oftrro Ideas immediately compared togetter.
Rational Anouledee, isthe perceprion ot the certain Aoreement, or Dis-
aErCCMEAEOTanY tWO Ldeas, by rhie incerrencion ot one or more orher
Ideas.
Tudement, is che chintins or takine LHo Ideas Lo aoree, or dilasreo
Dy the intervention ot orc or more Ideas, Whole certain agreement, or
dilagreement rich them, it does nor perceive, bur hach obserred to betre.
quene and usual.
6. F8. Thouohthededucins one Proposition trom another, or maleins
Inferences inroras, bea creat part oF Reason, and that erhich it is usua-
lyemplos dabout: vec the principal Act ot Raciocination is the findins
the Apreement; Or Dilagreement ot two Ldens one rith anothier, by the
interrention ot a chird. AS aMan, bY a Vard, finds rwo AToules to De
olthe same leneth, Wrhich could noc bebroughe toserher to measure their
Equalier byjuxta posirion. Nords lravetheir Conlequences, as the signs
OF luch Ideas: and Thines, dorec or disaeree, as really they are; Dut we
observe it only by our Ideas.
9. F9. Delore we quit this Subject, it may be worth oux while a little
to reflect on four sorts os arguments, that Men in their Reasonings witt
ochers do ordinarily makce ule oF, to prevail on their AHent; Or de least (0
to atre them as to silence their Opposition.
First, The Erst is Eoalledse the Opinions OF MIen, Who(e ParES, LCar-
ning, Fminenez, Porver, or fomie other cause, has pained a Reputation
to, and setled in the common esteem with some hind ol Authoritr.
WVten Non are establiched in any bind ol Dignier, tis thoughe a breact
otModest for others to derosare any ras trom it, and quection the
Authorier of Men irhio are in pollestion ot it. This is apt to becensured.
as carrrins with it too much ot Pride, wrtren a Man does not readily vait
othe Opinions of approved Authors, erhich have been received ricti
respect and submission by ochers; and tis looked upon as insolence, tor à
Man to set ux, and adhere to his own Opinion, scainstthe current sream
ot Antiquitr, Or to pur it in the balance against that ol lome learrca
VoctOP, or Otherile approred Wricer. Wlverer bactishis enets wriul
suctr
Reason.