 | George Campbell - 1801 - 404 Seiten
...and universal belong not to the real ex" istence of things, but are the inventions and crea" tures of the understanding, made by it for its own " use,...for " signs of general ideas, and so are applicable indiffe" rently to many particular things ; and ideas are ge" neral, when they are set up as the representatives... | |
 | George Campbell - 1801 - 404 Seiten
...ex" istence of things, but are the inventions and crea" tures of the understanding, made by it fo» its own " use, and concern only signs, whether words...for " signs of general ideas, and so are applicable indiffe" rently to many particular things; and ideas are ge" neral, when they are set up as the representatives... | |
 | John Locke - 1805 - 562 Seiten
...standing.. creatures of the understanding, made by it for its own use, and concern only signs, whether word; or ideas. Words are general, as has been said, when...general, when they are set up as the representatives •••' many particular things: but universality belongs not t < things themselves, which arc all... | |
 | John Locke - 1813 - 518 Seiten
...that general and universal belong not to the real existence of things ; but are the inventions and creatures of the understanding, made by it for its...things ; and ideas are general, when they are set upas the representatives of many particular things ; but universality belongs not to things themselves,-... | |
 | Dugald Stewart - 1813 - 564 Seiten
...but are inventions and creatures of *' the understanding, made by it for its own use, and con" cern only signs, whether words or ideas. Words are " general,...ideas, and so are applicable indifferently to many particu* lar things ; and ideas are general, when they are set up ** as the representatives of many... | |
 | Dugald Stewart - 1813 - 520 Seiten
...creatures of '' the understanding, made by.it for its own use, and con" cern only signs, virhether words or ideas. Words are " general, as has been said,...ideas, and so are applicable indifferently to many particu*' lar things ; and ideas are general, when they are set up '*' as the representatives of many... | |
 | Dugald Stewart - 1814 - 528 Seiten
...not to the real exist"ence of things, but are the inventions and creatures of the under" standing, made by it for its own use, and concern only signs,...for signs of general ideas, and so are applicable in" differently to many particular things ; and ideas are general, " when they are set up as the representatives... | |
 | John Locke - 1819 - 518 Seiten
...general, as hai been said, when used for signs of general ideas, and so are applicable indiiferently to many particular things: and ideas are general,...many particular things: but universality belongs not t& things themselves, which are nil of them particular in their existence ; even those words and ideas,... | |
 | Dugald Stewart - 1821 - 706 Seiten
...that general and " universal belong not to the real existence of things, but are the inventions and " creatures of the understanding, made by it for its...indifferently to many particular " things ; and ideas arc general, when they are set up as the representatives of " many particular things • but universality... | |
 | Dugald Stewart - 1821 - 382 Seiten
...signb, " whether words O. ileus. Words are gene.nl, as has been said, when used for " signs of gene Ml ideas, and so are applicable indifferently to many...representatives of " many particular things: but universality IHongs not to things themselves, which " are all of them particular in their existence ; even those... | |
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To return to general words, it is plain, by what has been said, that general and " universal belong not to the real existence of things, but are the inventions and " creatures of the understanding, made by it for its own use, and concern only signs, 
