| George Campbell - English language - 1801 - 404 pages
...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 - English language - 1801 - 404 pages
...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 - Knowledge, Theory of - 1805 - 562 pages
...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 - Knowledge, Theory of - 1813 - 518 pages
...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 - Psychology - 1813 - 564 pages
...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 - Psychology - 1813 - 520 pages
...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 - Psychology - 1814 - 528 pages
...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 pages
...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 - Psychology - 1821 - 706 pages
...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 - Psychology - 1821 - 382 pages
...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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