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John Locke
An Essay Concerning Human Understanding Section S1
Section 770 of 1,114
Canonical reference B3.C10.S1
English
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Besides the imperfection that is naturally in language, and the obscurity and confusion that is so hard to be avoided in the use of words, there are several WILFUL faults and neglects which men are guilty of in this way of communication, whereby they render these signs less clear and distinct in their signification than naturally they need to be.
French
Pierre Coste · Pierre Mortier, Amsterdam, 1735, third edition
OUtre l’imperfection naturelle au Langage, & l’obſcurité & la confuſion qu’il eſt ſi difficile d’éviter dans l’uſage des Mots, il y a pluſieurs fautes & pluſieurs négligences volontaires que les hommes commettent dans cette maniére de communiquer leurs penſées, par où ils rendent la ſignification de ces ſignes moins claire & moins diſtincte qu’elle ne devroit être naturellement.
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Degrees of knowledge and probability
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Ideas from sensation and reflection
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Nature
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