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# Title: An Essay Concerning Humane Understanding (shelfmarks Leibn. Marg. 38; ZEN Leibn. Marg. 38)
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Conte
rculty 1d treat of Woras with
F3. Thenominal Pence that of the
Species, proved from Water and
Ice
54. 18. Dissiculties acainst a certain
number of real Esences.
29. Our nominal P. sences of Substan-
ces, not penfect Collections of Pro-
perties.
2t. But such a Collection as our. Name
Stands for.
22. Our abstract Ideas are to, us the
measures, of Species, instance in
that of Man.
23. Species not distinguiste d by Cene-
ration.
24. Distinguisbine them by substantiat
Forms, nor pretended ro but in SECT.
this part of the Worid.
Substances distinguisbed into Spe-
cies, by their obvious appearances
hefore substantial Forms vere
thoueht of.
25. The specifick P sences are made
by the Mind.
26. Therefore very various and uncer-
tain
27. But not so arbitrarily as mixed
Modes.
28. Thoueh very imperfect.
29. Whichyet serves for common Con-
verse.
30. But mates severat Fssences sieni
fied by the same Name.
3I. Themore generat our Ideas are-
the more incompleat and partiat
theyare.
32. This all accommodated to the end
of Speech.
33. Instance in C assuaries.
34. Men make the species instance
601d.
35. Thouch Nature make the Simili-
Fude.
36. And continues it in the races of
Thines.
37. Fach abstract Idea is an F ssence.
38. Cenera and Species, in order to
namine instance watch.
39. Species of artificiat Thines less
confused than naturat.
40. Artificial Thines of distinet Spe-
cies.
AI. Substances alone have proper
Names.
neah and Hliouph..
fore varions.
18. Theresore to se s species, 4
reat Lsence is fapposed.
50. Conclusion.
43, 44. Iustance of mixed Modes in Ri
45, 46. Instance of Substances in Lahab.
47. Their Ideas imperfect, and there-
19. Ubich Supposition is of no use.
l.
Oartieles:
L. Particles connect Parts, or Whole
Sentences tocether.
2. Luthem consists ebc urt os uli
speakine
3, 4. They seu iwhat Relation the u
Sives to its oun Zhouehis.
5. Instance in BUI.
6. Zhis Malter but lixbly rouched
ere
EHAD. vII
Of Abstract and Conerete Terms:
SEC.T
. Abstract Terms not predicable one
of another, and why.
2. They sew the diffetC os oat
Ideas.
TTAP. IX.
Of che imperfection of Words.
BFCT
F. WVords are used for recordine and
communicatine our Thouches.
2. Any WVords will serve for recor-
dine.
3. Communication by Words. Ciuil
or Philosophical.
4. The Imperfection of Words is the
Doubefulness of their Sienification.
5. Causes of their Imperfection.
6. TheNames ot mixed Modes doubi
fum
ta