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An Essay Concerning Humane Understanding, fol. 226

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  1. Names of Substances
  2. axocter MansMind, wichour eisplication, thes beins voluntars Siensin
  3. CVerY OnC.
  4. 5. 45. Tet us now also consider alter the same manner, the Names oF
  5. Substances, in their first Application. One of AdamsChildren, roving in
  6. the Mountains, lighes on a glitterins Subltance, Wrhich pleales his P.y CS3
  7. Fiome he carries it to Adam, Wrho upon Consideration ot it, finds it rO DC
  8. hard, to have a bristu yellorr Colour, and an exccedins great WVciehE.
  9. Thele, perhaps, at tirst, are all the Oualities, he rakesnorice ot in it, and
  10. abstractins this complex Idea, consitrins ol a Subltance, havins that pe-
  11. culiar brishe Vellornels, and a Weishi very creat in provortion 10 Is
  12. Bulk, he sires ic the Wame Lahab, to denominare, and marke all Subltari
  13. ces, that hare these sensible Dualities in them. Tis cvident no, thai
  14. inthis Case, adam acts quire differenels trom Wtat he did betore, in
  15. Formins thole ideas ot mixed Modes, io whichhesavetheName Kinneah
  16. and sriouph; for chere he puc Ldeas cogether, only by hus omn imasina:
  17. tion, not takcen trom the lixiltence ot any thine; and to chem lic save
  18. Names io denominate allFhines, that thould happen to agreero tholehis
  19. abstract Ldeas, Writhout consicerins whecher ans luch thins did exist, or
  20. no: the Scandard there ras ofhis omn matins. But in the formins his
  21. Idea OFthis nem Substance, he takces the quite contrary Course; here hé
  22. hasa Scandard made by Nature; and theretore beins torepresent that to
  23. himselE, by the Idea, he has oE it, even when it is absene, he puts in no
  24. smple Ldea into his complex one, but wrhat lic has the Perception ot from
  25. thechins it selt. Hlerakes Care thar his Idea be contormable to this Ar-
  26. cherpe, and intends the Name Mould Aand for an Idea lo confor-
  27. mable.
  28. 5. 40. This piece oF Marrer, thus denominated Zabab BY Adam, Deino
  29. cite disterent trom any he had seen betore, no Body, Tchinte, ill deny
  30. 10 bc a distinct Spccies, and tohave its reculiar Fflence; and chat the
  31. Name Zahab is the mark of the species, and a Name Belonsins t0 all
  32. Thines partakins inthat Pssence. But here ic is plain, the FPence Adam
  33. sienitied, andmadethe Wame Lahab Randtor, was nothine but a Body
  34. harc, Minins, vellor, and very hearr. Burthe inquisitire Mind oF Man
  35. not content withthe Rnomledse ot thele, a5 l may Cay, superticial Duali-
  36. ties, purs Adam upon farther txamination ol this Marter. Ile theretore
  37. lnocks, and beats ic With Flines, to sec irhat was discoverable in the in-
  38. Side: FIe tinds ie zicld eo Blons, but nor casils separare irto pieces: hC
  39. finds ic ill bend without breathins. Is noc nour Duccility to be addedto
  40. his Former Idea, and the Fissence oF the Species that Name Zahab stands
  41. For: Parther Frials discover Pusibilier, and Fixedness, Are nor ther, also,
  42. by thelame Reason, that any of the others vere, to be put into the com.
  43. plex Idea, lignitied by the Name Z ahab: IEnOF, What Reason will chere
  44. De Mered more Tor the onc than the ocher: IP thele must, then aIl the
  45. Other Properties, Which any Carcher Trials Mall dilcorer in this Matter,
  46. Oustit by the lame Reason to make a part of the Ingredients oF the com-
  47. plex Idea, Which theName Lahab Cands for; and so be the Fsence ot the
  48. Spccies, martredby chat Name; Which Proverties, becaule they are end
  49. less, it is plain, thac the Idea made atter chis tastion by chis Archerype,
  50. ill be alrays inadequare.
  51. 3. 47. Buc chis is nor all, ic vouldalso follor, that the Names of Subo
  52. stances rould noronl have, (as in Fruth they have) but nould also Bc
  53. suppoledro have different significations, as used by different Men, Wbiel
  54. nould verr much cumber thc ule of Languase. For il overs distinct
  55. dualiti, chat were discorered in any Macterby any one, Were surposed
  56. BC

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An Essay Concerning Humane Understanding, fol. 226. Machine transcription, not an edition: Leibniz Legible (model FoNDUE-GD_v2_ft_Leibniz, run 74). https://leibnizlegible.com/page/778263916:0242?run=74