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# Title: An Essay Concerning Humane Understanding (shelfmarks Leibn. Marg. 38; ZEN Leibn. Marg. 38)
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29. Tenthly, Thai a Manstrouldbe busre
2.O. -2.L
in thinkine. and yet not retain it
the next moment; very impro-
bable.
No Ideas but from Sensation or Re-
fexion, evident, if ve observe
Children.
25. In the reception of simple Ideas,
ihe conderseandins is mose es alt
passive.
BECT.
C IIAP. I
Of Ideas in general.
E. Idea is ihe Obiect et Thinteine.
2. AB Ideas come from Sensation or
Restexion.
3. TheObjects of Sensation one Sourse
of Ideas.
J. Jhe Operations of our Mindsabout
sensible Ideas, the other Sour se of
TBem.
5. All our Ideas are of the one or the
other of these.
S. Observable in Children.
7. Menare different ly furnistred vith
these, accordine to the different
Objects ther converse with.
8. Tdcas of Restexion had later, be-
cause ther need Attention.
9. The Sout becins to have Ideas;
ivhenit becins to perceive.
2O. The Soul thintes not alvays: for,
First, it vants ProofS.
I2. Secondly, It is not alvars conscious
of
T2. Thiruly, 2F a Recpine Man Thines
vithout tnovine il, the Reepine
and vatinqe Man are tivo persons.
23. Fourthly. Impossible to convince
those that stee pvithout dreamine,
that therthink.
C+. Fischly That Men dream without
remembrine it, in vain urz ed.
25. Sixthly, ∞pon tbeir Typothesis,
the Thonches of a seepine Man
ouehi to be most ratinal.
16. Seventhly, On this TEypothesis the
Soul must have Ideas not derived
fromsensation or Restexion, of
ofuhich there is no appearance.
27. FiCBFIY IF Tthint iohen Ttenon
it not, no body else can kenov il.
FE. Ninthly, TLoi tenous any one that
the Soul alvars thintes. For if it
SECT.
benoc a selsierident Proposicion, O] smple Ilcas by more chan one sense.
it needs proof.
II AP
ECY
Of simple Ideas.
T. Vncompounde d appéarances:
2,3. The Mind can neither mate nor
destrorthem.
DL. 
OF Ideas of one sense.
I. As Colours of Secine, Sounds of
TTearine.
2. Fero simple Ideas have Names.
Of Solidicy
T. Wereceive this Idea from touch.
2. Solidity fills Space.
3. Distinet trom Space.
A. From TCardness:
5. On Solidity depends Impulse, Re-
sistente, and Protrusion..
5. What it 15.
TTAP.