 | John Locke - 1796 - 560 pagine
...words or ideas. Words are general, as has been faid, when ufed for figns of general ideas, and -fo are applicable indifferently to many particular things : and ideas are general, when they are fet up as the rcprcfentatives of many particular things : but universality belongs not to things themfelves,... | |
 | John Locke - 1801 - 398 pagine
...concern only signs, whether words or ideas. Words are general as has been said, when used for signs of general ideas, and so are applicable indifferently...of them particular in their existence; even those Arqrds and ideas, which in i . , , , 1-11 O»eneral and their their signification are general. When... | |
 | George Campbell - 1801 - 404 pagine
...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 of " many...not " to things themselves, which are all of them particu" lar in their existence ; even those words and ideas " which in their signification are general.... | |
 | George Campbell - 1801 - 404 pagine
...particular things : but universality belongs not " to things themselves, which are all of them particu" lar in their existence ; even those words and ideas " which in their signification are general. When, " therefore, we quit particulars, the generals that rest " are only creatures of our own making; their... | |
 | John Locke - 1801 - 950 pagine
...whether words or ideas. Words are general, as has been faid, when ufed for figns of general ideas, and fo are applicable indifferently to many particular things ; and ideas are general, when they are fet up as the reprefentatives of many particular tilings ; but univerfality belongs not to tilings... | |
 | John Locke - 1801 - 986 pagine
...whether words or ideas. Words are general, as has been faid, when ufed for figns of general ideas, and fo are applicable indifferently to many particular things; and ideas are general, when they are fet up as the reprefentatives of many particular things ; but univerfality belongs not to things themfelves,... | |
 | John Locke - 1805 - 554 pagine
...concern only signs, whether words or ideas. Words are general, as has been said, when used for ^igns of general ideas, and so are applicable indifferently...their existence ; even those words and ideas, which ni their signification are general. When therefore we quit particulars, the generals that rest are... | |
 | John Locke - 1805 - 562 pagine
...concern only signs, whether word; or ideas. Words are general, as has been said, when used for signs of general ideas, and so are applicable indifferently...general, when they are set up as the representatives •••' many particular things: but universality belongs not t < things themselves, which arc all... | |
 | John Locke - 1808 - 346 pagine
...Understanding, made for its use, and only concern signs, whether words or H 3 153 ideas. All things are particular in their existence, even those words and ideas which in their signification are general : for the signification they have is nothing but a relation added to them by the mind. — General... | |
 | Dugald Stewart - 1813 - 564 pagine
...general, when they are set up ** as the representatives of many particular things ; but uni*' versality belongs not to things themselves, which are all "...ideas which in their signification are general. When, " therefore, we quit particulars, the generals that rest are " only cieatures of our own making ; their... | |
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... ideas are general when they are set up as the representatives of many particular things : but universality belongs not to things themselves, which are all of them particular in their existence, even those words and ideas which in their signification... 
