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An Essay Concerning Humane Understanding, fol. 132

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  1. Mixed MIodes.
  2. in the Thoughes of Men, thon in therealier of thines; and to Form such
  3. Ideas, it suHiced, that the Mind pur the parts ofthem tosether, and that
  4. ther vere consiltent in the Inderstandins, rithout considerins whether
  5. they hadans real Beins. Though I do not deny, bue several ol them
  6. mishe be taken trom Obserration, and the Existence ol severat simple
  7. Ideas lo combined, as they are put together in the Inderstandins: sior
  8. theMan who Arst tramed the Idea of FTypocrisie, mighe have cither taten
  9. it at tirst trom the oblervation of one, rho made Ber of g00d Qualities
  10. erhich he had not; or else have tramed that Ldea in his Mind, without
  11. havins any such partern to taction it by. For it is evident, thac in the
  12. berinnins of Lansuases, and societies otMen, several ot thole compler
  13. Ideas, Whrich irere consequent to the Constitutions establised amones
  14. them, must necds hare been in the Minds oF Men, betore rtiey exilted
  15. any where else; and chatmans names, chat stood For such complex Ldeas,
  16. irere in ulc, and (o chole Ideas tramed belore the Combinations they Aood
  17. for, ever exilted.
  18. 5. 3. Indeed, non chat Languases are made, and abound with mords
  19. Candins For them, an usual var of certine these complex Ideas, is by the
  20. explication of those terms that sand for them. For Consictins ot a COm.
  21. pans ot simple Ideas combined, ther may by words, sanding for thole
  22. simple Ideas, be reprelented to the Mind ot onc ntro understands those
  23. rords, thoughchat complex Combination ot simple Ideas ere never
  24. Oftered to his Mind by the real exictence of things. Thus a Man may
  25. coneto havethe Idea ot Sacrilese, or Murther, by enumeratins to him
  26. the simple Ideas chele wordsstand for, Withour ever sceins cither ofthem
  27. commitied.
  28. 5. 4. Frery mixed Mode consitins ot many distinet simple Ideas, it
  29. may be well enquired, whence it has its Dnity; and hom such a precile
  30. multitude comes to matre but one Ldea, since thar Combination does nor
  31. alvars exist together in Naturo: And this, it is plain, it has trom an ACt
  32. ofthe Mind combinins those several simple Ideas together, and conside.
  33. rins them as one complex one, consistins ot thole parts; and che mark of
  34. this Onion, or that which is looked on generally to compleat it, is one
  35. name siven ro char Combination. For tisby their names, thacNen com-
  36. monls regulate their accoune oF their distinct Species ot mixed Modes.
  37. seldom allowins or considerine ans numiber of simple Ideas, to makie one
  38. complex one, but such Collections asthere be names for. Thus, chouph
  39. chekillins oE an old Man be a5 tur in Nature to De united into onc com.
  40. plex Idea, as thekilling a MlansFacher; vet there beins no name Aan-
  41. dins precisely Forthe one, as there is thename of Parricide to mark the
  42. other, it is not taken for a particular complex Idea nor a distinet Species
  43. ot Actions, trom that of killins a voune Man, or any other Man.
  44. 5. 5. TF ve Bould enquire a licele Parther, to sec what it IS, FhaE occasionS
  45. Men to make several Combinations of simple Ideas into distinct, and, a5 it
  46. vere, setled Modes, and neslect others; wrhich in the Nature oF Fhings
  47. etiemselres, have as much an aptnels to be combined, and matre dittinct
  48. Ideas, We Mall find the reason of itrobe theend ot L ansuage; Whichbe.
  49. ins tomarli, or communicare ens Thouslus roone another, with all the
  50. dilparch chat may be, they alually matie such Collections ot ideas into
  51. complex Modes, and aftix names to chem, as ther have trequent ule ot in
  52. their was of Lirins and Conversation, leavins others, Wrhich they have
  53. Dur seldom an occalion to mention, loole and withour names, chacrre them
  54. cogecher: they rather chutins to enumerate (irhen ther have necd) such
  55. Ldeas as malse chem up, by ihe parcicular names, chat Pand tor eem
  56. thas
  57. B.

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An Essay Concerning Humane Understanding, fol. 132. Machine transcription, not an edition: Leibniz Legible (model FoNDUE-GD_v2_ft_Leibniz, run 74). https://leibnizlegible.com/page/778263916:0148?run=74