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John Locke

An Essay Concerning Human Understanding Section S1

Section 804 of 1,114

Canonical reference B3.C11.S1

English

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The natural and improved imperfections of languages we have seen above at large: and speech being the great bond that holds society together, and the common conduit, whereby the improvements of knowledge are conveyed from one man and one generation to another, it would well deserve our most serious thoughts to consider, what remedies are to be found for the inconveniences above mentioned.

French

Pierre Coste · Pierre Mortier, Amsterdam, 1735, third edition

NOus venons de voir au long quelles ſont les imperfections naturelles du Langage, & celles que les hommes y ont introduites : & comme le Diſcours eſt le grand lien de la Société humaine, & le canal commun par où les progrès qu’un homme fait dans la Connoiſſance ſont communiquez à d’autres hommes, & d’une Génération à l’autre, c’eſt une choſe bien digne de nos ſoins de conſiderer quels remedes on pourroit apporter aux inconvéniens qui ont été propoſez dans les deux Chapitres précedens.

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