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An Essay Concerning Humane Understanding, fol. 346

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  2. it Wrich che orher: and Where chere be many Mediums, chiere che danger
  3. OE the Mistakie is the greater, and consequentli it may be liable eo tle
  4. Sreater uncertainty. But yet ihere the Mind clearty retains ehe Treyi-
  5. tion it had ol the Asreement of anz Idea rith anoeher; and that witt
  6. a chird, and char with a Fourth, (5C. there thC Agreement oF the sirst anc
  7. thetourch is a Demonstration, und produces certain Hnomledse, Whicl
  8. may be called Rational Anowledse, as the other is Intuitive.
  9. 5. 26. Seconaly, There are octier Ideas, Whole Agreement, or Dilarrée-
  10. ment, can no otherrrile be judged ol, buc by the intervention ot Others
  11. erhich have noc a certain orcement with the Extremes, but an uluat
  12. or litely one: and in chele it is, that the fudement is properls exercised,
  13. Wrhich isthe acquiescins oFtheMind, that any Ideas do agrec, by com
  14. parins ehem ith such probable Mediums. And this, thougH it Rever a-
  15. mounts to Rnomledse, no not to that which is the lowest degree ot ic;
  16. Vet lometimes che intermediate Ideas tie the Extremes (0 tirmly toge-
  17. ther; and the Probabilit is (o clear and ArOnS, FMaE APenE a5 necessa-
  18. rils Follonsit, as Hnomledse does Demonstration. The great FXCellen
  19. Cy andOse otthe judoment, is to observe Right, and take a true elti-
  20. mate ot thetorce and reisht or cact Probabilits; and then castins them
  21. up allrighe together, chuse chat side ertrich has ehe over- Balance.
  22. 5. 27. Intuitive Rnouledee, is the perception of the certain Agreemerit,
  23. Or Dilaereement oftrro Ideas immediately compared togetter.
  24. Rational Anouledee, isthe perceprion ot the certain Aoreement, or Dis-
  25. aErCCMEAEOTanY tWO Ldeas, by rhie incerrencion ot one or more orher
  26. Ideas.
  27. Tudement, is che chintins or takine LHo Ideas Lo aoree, or dilasreo
  28. Dy the intervention ot orc or more Ideas, Whole certain agreement, or
  29. dilagreement rich them, it does nor perceive, bur hach obserred to betre.
  30. quene and usual.
  31. 6. F8. Thouohthededucins one Proposition trom another, or maleins
  32. Inferences inroras, bea creat part oF Reason, and that erhich it is usua-
  33. lyemplos dabout: vec the principal Act ot Raciocination is the findins
  34. the Apreement; Or Dilagreement ot two Ldens one rith anothier, by the
  35. interrention ot a chird. AS aMan, bY a Vard, finds rwo AToules to De
  36. olthe same leneth, Wrhich could noc bebroughe toserher to measure their
  37. Equalier byjuxta posirion. Nords lravetheir Conlequences, as the signs
  38. OF luch Ideas: and Thines, dorec or disaeree, as really they are; Dut we
  39. observe it only by our Ideas.
  40. 9. F9. Delore we quit this Subject, it may be worth oux while a little
  41. to reflect on four sorts os arguments, that Men in their Reasonings witt
  42. ochers do ordinarily makce ule oF, to prevail on their AHent; Or de least (0
  43. to atre them as to silence their Opposition.
  44. First, The Erst is Eoalledse the Opinions OF MIen, Who(e ParES, LCar-
  45. ning, Fminenez, Porver, or fomie other cause, has pained a Reputation
  46. to, and setled in the common esteem with some hind ol Authoritr.
  47. WVten Non are establiched in any bind ol Dignier, tis thoughe a breact
  48. otModest for others to derosare any ras trom it, and quection the
  49. Authorier of Men irhio are in pollestion ot it. This is apt to becensured.
  50. as carrrins with it too much ot Pride, wrtren a Man does not readily vait
  51. othe Opinions of approved Authors, erhich have been received ricti
  52. respect and submission by ochers; and tis looked upon as insolence, tor à
  53. Man to set ux, and adhere to his own Opinion, scainstthe current sream
  54. ot Antiquitr, Or to pur it in the balance against that ol lome learrca
  55. VoctOP, or Otherile approred Wricer. Wlverer bactishis enets wriul
  56. suctr
  57. Reason.

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An Essay Concerning Humane Understanding, fol. 346. Machine transcription, not an edition: Leibniz Legible (model FoNDUE-GD_v2_ft_Leibniz, run 74). https://leibnizlegible.com/page/778263916:0362?run=74