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John Locke
An Essay Concerning Human Understanding Section S7
Section 96 of 1,114
Canonical reference B2.C1.S7
English
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Men then come to be furnished with fewer or more simple ideas from without, according as the objects they converse with afford greater or less variety; and from the operations of their minds within, according as they more or less reflect on them. For, though he that contemplates the operations of his mind, cannot but have plain and clear ideas of them; yet, unless he turn his thoughts that way, and considers them ATTENTIVELY, he will no more have clear and distinct ideas of all the operations of his mind, and all that may be observed therein, than he will have all the particular ideas of any landscape, or of the parts and motions of a clock, who will not turn his eyes to it, and with attention heed all the parts of it. The picture, or clock may be so placed, that they may come in his way every day; but yet he will have but a confused idea of all the parts they are made up of, till he applies himself with attention, to consider them each in particular.
French
Pierre Coste · Pierre Mortier, Amsterdam, 1735, third edition
Par conſéquent les hommes reçoivent de dehors plus ou moins d’idées ſimples, ſelon que les Objets qui ſe préſentent à eux, leur en fourniſſent une diverſité plus ou moins grande ; comme ils en reçoivent auſſi des Operations interieures de leur Eſprit, ſelon qu’ils y reflechiſſent plus ou moins. Car quoi que celui qui examine les opérations de ſon Eſprit, ne puiſſe qu’en avoir des idées claires & diſtinctes, il eſt pourtant certain, que, s’il ne tourne pas ſes penſées de ce côté-là pour faire une attention particuliére ſur ce qui ſe paſſe dans ſon Ame, il ſera auſſi éloigné d’avoir des idées diſtinctes de toutes les opérations de ſon Eſprit, que celui qui prétendroit avoir toutes les idées particuliéres qu’on peut avoir d’un certain Païſage, ou des parties & des divers mouvemens d’une Horloge, ſans avoir jamais jetté les yeux ſur ce Païſage ou ſur cette Horloge, pour en conſiderer exactement toutes les parties. L’Horloge ou le Tableau peuvent être placez d’une telle maniére, que quoi qu’ils ſe rencontrent tous les jours ſur ſon chemin, il n’aura que des idées fort confuſes de toutes leurs Parties, juſqu’à ce qu’il ſe ſoit appliqué avec attention à les conſiderer chacune en particulier.
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Care of the soul
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Degrees of knowledge and probability
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Ideas from sensation and reflection
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Knowledge
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Mindfulness
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Nominal and real essence
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Reason
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Service
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