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An Essay Concerning Humane Understanding, fol. 74

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  1. Complex Ideas.
  2. 6.. 5. OF these Modes, there are tvo Tores, Whrich deserve distinct con-
  3. Sideration. First, There are Lome erhich are only variations, or different
  4. combinations ol thesame simple Idea, without the mixture of any other,
  5. as a dozen, or Peore; Which are noching but the Ideas oF so many distinct.
  6. Onites added together, and theso P calI simple Modes, a5 beins contained
  7. richin ehe bounds of one simple Idea. Sccondr, There are OEhers COm-
  8. pounded of simple Ideas of leveral kinds, put togettier tomatie one com
  9. plexonc; v. 8. Beauty, conlctins of a certain compoliion ot Colour and
  10. Figure, causins delisht inthe Beholder; Thefr, Which beine the concea-
  11. led chanse olthe possession oF ans chine, ithout the consent ot the PrO-
  12. prietor, contains, as is visible, a combination oE several Ldeas oE several
  13. Kinds; and these L callmixed Modes.
  14. 5. 6. Secondly, The Ideas oE Substances are Tuch combinations ot simple
  15. Ideas, as are talen to represent diltinct particular things subliltins by
  16. chemletres; in which the supposedor contuled Idea oF Substance, such a5
  17. it is, is alvazs the Arst and chics. Thus is to Substance be joincd the
  18. simple Idea oF a certain dull irhitim colour, ith certain derrees oP
  19. Weioht Flardnels, Ductilier, ard Fusibilier, e have the Idea ot Lead;
  20. and a combination oF the Ldeas oF a certain sort ot Figure, rich che
  21. povers oF Motion, Thought, and Reasonins, joined to Substance, mate
  22. the ordinary Idea ot a Man. No ot Substances allo, there are tvo IOrts
  23. oF Ldeas; one oFsinsle Substances, as they exist separately, 25 oF a Man,
  24. or a Sheep; the other oF several oF thole pur together, as an army ot
  25. Nen, or Flock of Sticep; Wtrich collective Ideas of leveral substances
  26. chus puc tosether, are as much cach ot them one sinsle Idea, as that or
  27. a Man, or an Vnite.
  28. 6. 7. Thirdly, The lact sore oE complex Ideas, is that we call Relation,
  29. Wrhich consists in theconsideration and comparins one Pdea with another,
  30. Of these leveral Kinds, e Mall treat in theirorder.
  31. 5. 8. TFre will erace the progress oF our Minds, and withactention
  32. observe hor it repeats, adds together, and unites irs simple Ideas recei-
  33. ved trom Sensation or Reflection, it ill lead us farcher than at frH, per
  34. haps, ve sould haveimagined. And, Ibeliere, We Mall sind, if we Wa-
  35. ritr observe the Originals oF our Notions, chat even rhe most abstruse Ideas,
  36. hor remote soerer ther may seem trom Sense, or any operation ot our
  37. onn Mincs, are vet orly such as the Onderstanding trames to it selF, by
  38. repeating and joinins together Ideas, chat it had cicher trom Objects of
  39. Senle, or its omn operations about them: 50 chat those even large and
  40. abstract Ideas are derived from Sensation, or Reflection, beins no other
  41. than erhat the Mind by the ordinary use ot irs omn Facutties, employ d
  42. about Ideas received trom Objects of Senle, or the Opcrations it obserres
  43. in it selFabour them, mar, and docs attain unto. This I Call endeavour
  44. to ser in the ideas ve hare oF Space, Fime, and Insinitr, and lome feir
  45. octet, hac secur ahe mott remore homr Mhote Drieinualb.
  46. BC

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An Essay Concerning Humane Understanding, fol. 74. Machine transcription, not an edition: Leibniz Legible (model FoNDUE-GD_v2_ft_Leibniz, run 74). https://leibnizlegible.com/page/778263916:0090?run=74