Philosophical Works, Volume 1Cambridge Press, 1967 - Philosophy |
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Page 117
... observe that some are more capable of receiving instruction than others , it is not credible that a monkey or a parrot , selected as the most perfect of its species , should not in these matters equal the stupidest child to be found ...
... observe that some are more capable of receiving instruction than others , it is not credible that a monkey or a parrot , selected as the most perfect of its species , should not in these matters equal the stupidest child to be found ...
Page 223
... observe in it . And we certainly observe many more qualities in our mind than in any other thing , inasmuch as there is nothing that excites us to knowledge of whatever kind , which does not even much more certainly compel us to a ...
... observe in it . And we certainly observe many more qualities in our mind than in any other thing , inasmuch as there is nothing that excites us to knowledge of whatever kind , which does not even much more certainly compel us to a ...
Page 243
... observe without further thinking about their nature , that there are two of them , we again take up the same idea which we had before , which idea is universal ; and we give to this number the universal name ' two . ' And in the same ...
... observe without further thinking about their nature , that there are two of them , we again take up the same idea which we had before , which idea is universal ; and we give to this number the universal name ' two . ' And in the same ...
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