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# Title: An Essay Concerning Humane Understanding (shelfmarks Leibn. Marg. 38; ZEN Leibn. Marg. 38)
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23. And that three wars.
and desmine
20, 2L, Ideas of the leading Dualities o
Substances, are best eot bysteun
22. The Ideas of their Lovers best by
Definition.
23. A Reflexion on the nounus os
Spirits
24 Ideas also of Substances nust be
conformable toFbines.
2Z. Not easie +0 be made (0.
26. Fisthly. Remedy; Constu e iet
sienisication.
27. Ihere it ought t0 be exprat
when varied.
FF. Thiraly. Propriety.
X2. Fourthly, To make tnoon their
26. Morality capable os Demonstra
27. Defincions Can Mane otut 
24. First. In simple Ideas by Synony-
mous terms or Bevine.
15. Sebonas, in miaea odes ) dest
nition.
FIon.
courses clear.
28. Lanarsthe ons uu.
29. Thiraly. In Snostun s st
BECF
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Of Lnomledee in general.
L. OurKnouledre conversant about
our Ideas.
2. Lnouledee isthe Perception of the
Aercement or Disaereement of
tivo Ideas.
3. This Drreerient four-fold.
4. First, of Identity or Diversity.
5. Secondly, Relative.
6. Thiraly of C0 existence.
7. Fourthly, of real Fxistence.
8. Knovledee actual or habitual.
9. Flabituat Snouledre tvo. fold.
O. Flence the miltunc, ex precogni-
tis, EE praeconcesss.
S. Demonstration not limited to
quantity.
10. -- 23. WHY it has Been so tbouent.
4. Sensitive Rnouledse of partieular
Fxistence.
25. Vnomledre not alvays clear, where
the Ideas are 50.
Ofche Fxcent of F lumalae L nomleust.
SECT.
I. First, No farther than We have
Ideas.
L. Secondly, Vo farther IBah WC Can
CHAP. I
Ofehe Derrées of our Lnomledse.
SECT.
T. Intuitive.
2. Demonstrative.
3. Depends on ProofS.
4. But not s0 ease.
5. Noc wirhont precedent doubt.
6. Not so clear.
Fiact stex must have inturtive
DaCH6C.
Pelcetdnereement or Disa-
creement.
Thirdlys Tutuitive Knowlea EX
tends it self not to alt the Rela-
tions of al our Laeas.
4. Fourthlr. Nor demonstrativeknon
ledge.
5. Fisthlo, Sensitive Anouledce nar-
rover than eitver.
6. Sixthly. Our nouledse there-
fore narrover thannur Ideas.
y. FIon far our Rnouledee reaches.
8. First. Dur Sinomledee of identi-
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