Book,  Chapter

  1    Int        |      myself to examine wherein its essence consists; or by what motions
  2     II,  I    |            is to the body; not its essence, but one of its operations.
  3     II,  XIII |        consequently make the whole essence of body to be nothing but
  4     II,  XIII |           some have made the whole essence of body to consist in extension;
  5     II,  XIII |        with those who conclude the essence of body to be extension,
  6     II,  XIII |   therefore be concluded to be the essence of those things which have
  7     II,  XIII |         unity is without doubt the essence of everything. For there
  8     II,  XIX  |    thinking is the action, not the essence of the soul. This difference
  9     II,  XIX  |          is the action and not the essence of the soul? Since the operations
 10     II,  XXIII|           constitution, or unknown essence of that substance. Thus
 11     II,  XXIII|           them.~35. God in his own essence incognisable. For it is
 12     II,  XXIII|             For, though in his own essence (which certainly we do not
 13     II,  XXIII|         know, not knowing the real essence of a pebble, or a fly, or
 14     II,  XXXI |        referred to a supposed real essence of each species of things.
 15     II,  XXXI |            than as having the real essence of a man? And yet if you
 16     II,  XXXI |            idea cannot be the real essence of any substance; for then
 17     II,  XXXI |            supposed to have a real essence, whereby it is gold; and
 18     II,  XXXI |         touch of mercury, &c. This essence, from which all these properties
 19     II,  XXXI |         nothing but body, its real essence or internal constitution,
 20     II,  XXXI |         can I have any idea of its essence: which is the cause that
 21     II,  XXXI |            will say, that the real essence and internal constitution,
 22     II,  XXXI |        having any idea of its real essence than I was before. For I
 23     II,  XXXI |          parts of that body in its essence, something called substantial
 24     II,  XXXI |           from an idea of its real essence or constitution. The like
 25     II,  XXXI |    ignorance as I have of the real essence of this particular substance,
 26     II,  XXXI |            I have also of the real essence of all other natural ones:
 27     II,  XXXI |             having a real internal essence; by having of which essence
 28     II,  XXXI |        essence; by having of which essence this particular substance
 29     II,  XXXI |          are marked as having that essence must be referred primarily
 30     II,  XXXI |         referred primarily to that essence; and consequently the idea
 31     II,  XXXI |           be referred also to that essence, and be intended to represent
 32     II,  XXXI |    intended to represent it. Which essence, since they who so use the
 33     II,  XXXI |       containing in them that real essence which the mind intends they
 34     II,  XXXI |         lump to depend on its real essence, or internal constitution.
 35     II,  XXXI |           our plain idea the whole essence of that figure, we from
 36     II,  XXXI |        thereby have an idea of the essence of that thing. For, since
 37     II,  XXXI |  observable by us are not the real essence of that substance, but depend
 38     II,  XXXI |       qualities cannot be the real essence of that thing. Whereby it
 39     II,  XXXII|         that real constitution and essence of anything, whereon all
 40     II,  XXXII|          memory, as containing the essence of a sort of things, of
 41     II,  XXXII|   knowledge of the species, or the essence of it; whereof it is indeed
 42     II,  XXXII|           simple ideas, and so the essence of each species being made
 43     II,  XXXII|         modes, in reference to the essence of anything really existing,
 44     II,  XXXII|       judged to represent the real essence. (4) The mistake is yet
 45     II,  XXXII|            contains in it the real essence of any body existing; when
 46     II,  XXXII|           which flow from its real essence and constitution. I say
 47     II,  XXXII|        essential constitution. The essence of a triangle lies in a
 48     II,  XXXII|     including a space make up that essence: but the properties that
 49     II,  XXXII|     properties that flow from this essence are more than can be easily
 50    III,  III  |          ideas. For the having the essence of any species, being that
 51    III,  III  |          that name; the having the essence, and the having that conformity,
 52    III,  III  |          species man, and have the essence of a man, is the same thing.
 53    III,  III  |      species man, but what has the essence of that species; it follows,
 54    III,  III  |           the name stands, and the essence of the species, is one and
 55    III,  III  |          different essences be the essence of one species: and I demand
 56    III,  III  |        abstract idea is a distinct essence. Nor will any one wonder
 57    III,  III  |            if the abstract idea or essence to which the name man belonged
 58    III,  III  |        abstract idea is a distinct essence; and the names that stand
 59    III,  III  |         abstract idea which is the essence of one being impossible
 60    III,  III  |        significations of the word “essence.” But since the essences
 61    III,  III  |         significations of the word essence.~Real essences. First, Essence
 62    III,  III  |     essence.~Real essences. First, Essence may be taken for the very
 63    III,  III  |        depend, may be called their essence. This is the proper original
 64    III,  III  |         used, when we speak of the essence of particular things, without
 65    III,  III  |        genus and species, the word essence has almost lost its primary
 66    III,  III  |           annexed those names, the essence of each genus, or sort,
 67    III,  III  |          to be that which the word essence imports in its most familiar
 68    III,  III  |            real, the other nominal essence.~16. Constant connexion
 69    III,  III  |       between the name and nominal essence. Between the nominal essence
 70    III,  III  |       essence. Between the nominal essence and the name there is so
 71    III,  III  |            being but what has this essence, whereby it answers that
 72    III,  III  |          those who, using the word essence for they know not what,
 73    III,  III  |           exactly of the same real essence should have different properties,
 74    III,  III  |         partaking of the same real essence of a circle should have
 75    III,  III  |        names.~18. Real and nominal essence the same in simple ideas
 76    III,  III  |            real as well as nominal essence of a triangle; it being
 77    III,  III  |           is therefore its nominal essence. Since nothing can be called
 78    III,  III  |           it is evident their real essence—i.e. that constitution whereon
 79    III,  III  |         species. By this means the essence of a species rests safe
 80    III,  III  |            of them, by having that essence, was of that species. And
 81    III,  III  |         inconsistency in them, the essence of a mermaid is as intelligible
 82    III,  IV   |            real as well as nominal essence of their species. But the
 83    III,  IV   |     supposed, but an unknown, real essence, with properties depending
 84    III,  V    |          of which has its peculiar essence. The essences of these species
 85    III,  V    |         gives them, makes them the essence of a certain species, without
 86    III,  V    |         idea, and thereby made the essence of the distinct species
 87    III,  V    |         the unity necessary to any essence depends on the mind; and
 88    III,  V    |       permanent union, then is the essence, as it were, established,
 89    III,  V    |        mind that makes the nominal essence, yet, since those ideas
 90    III,  V    |    commonly make the whole nominal essence.~14. Names of mixed modes
 91    III,  V    |         these the real and nominal essence is the same; which, of what
 92    III,  VI   |            star to another.~2. The essence of each sort of substance
 93    III,  VI   |        others, is that we call its essence, which is nothing but that
 94    III,  VI   |         This, though it be all the essence of natural substances that
 95    III,  VI   |         peculiar name, the nominal essence, to distinguish it from
 96    III,  VI   |         which depends this nominal essence, and all the properties
 97    III,  VI   |             may be called the real essence: v.g. the nominal essence
 98    III,  VI   |          essence: v.g. the nominal essence of gold is that complex
 99    III,  VI   |            and fixed. But the real essence is the constitution of the
100    III,  VI   |        though they are both called essence, is obvious at first sight
101    III,  VI   |            3. The nominal and real essence different. For, though perhaps
102    III,  VI   |         man, and so be the nominal essence of the species so called:
103    III,  VI   |           complex idea is the real essence and source of all those
104    III,  VI   |            quite other idea of his essence than what now is contained
105    III,  VI   |     essential to individuals. That essence, in the ordinary use of
106    III,  VI   |          abstract idea is the very essence of that species.~5. The
107    III,  VI   |        which is looked upon as the essence and standard of a species?
108    III,  VI   |        have often mentioned a real essence, distinct in substances
109    III,  VI   |         which I call their nominal essence. By this real essence I
110    III,  VI   |      nominal essence. By this real essence I mean, that real constitution
111    III,  VI   |          co-exist with the nominal essence; that particular constitution
112    III,  VI   |           anything without it. But essence, even in this sense, relates
113    III,  VI   |         v.g. supposing the nominal essence of gold to be a body of
114    III,  VI   |           and fusibility, the real essence is that constitution of
115    III,  VI   |         the species is the nominal essence, of which they are the supposed
116    III,  VI   |          and cause.~7. The nominal essence bounds the species for us.
117    III,  VI   |         evident, is by the nominal essence. For it is that alone that
118    III,  VI   |       shown, which we call nominal essence. Why do we say this is a
119    III,  VI   |        because it has that nominal essence; or, which is all one, agrees
120    III,  VI   |            having the same nominal essence, under the same name, yet
121    III,  VI   |    triangles. That is properly the essence to us, which determines
122    III,  VI   |     denominations?~9. Not the real essence, or texture of parts, which
123    III,  VI   |        texture of parts, that real essence, that makes lead and antimony
124    III,  VI   |      general.~11. That the nominal essence is that only whereby we
125    III,  VI   |    distinct ideas.~13. The nominal essence that of the species, as
126    III,  VI   |         nature always attains that essence it designs in the production
127    III,  VI   |           from, and accompany, the essence of that species from whence,
128    III,  VI   |         being ignorant of the real essence itself, it is impossible
129    III,  VI   |       certainly conclude that that essence is not there, and so the
130    III,  VI   |   properties depending on the real essence of gold, any one of which
131    III,  VI   |            which failing, the real essence of gold, and consequently
132    III,  VI   |            unless we knew the real essence of gold itself, and by that
133    III,  VI   |         gold, i.e. for the nominal essence of gold, it would be jargon.
134    III,  VI   |          though it be not the real essence of any substance that exists,
135    III,  VI   |        exists, is yet the specific essence to which our name belongs,
136    III,  VI   |         there be that say that the essence of body is extension; if
137    III,  VI   |       never mistake in putting the essence of anything for the thing
138    III,  VI   |    absurdity of such a notion. The essence of anything in respect of
139    III,  VI   |            part: and therefore the essence of body is not bare extension,
140    III,  VI   |     because it makes not the whole essence to which we give the name
141    III,  VI   |         refers only to the nominal essence: for those of them to whom
142    III,  VI   |       concerning the supposed real essence; and whether the internal
143    III,  VI   |           at a loss about the real essence, which he thinks certainly
144    III,  VI   |         shall not find the nominal essence of any one species of substances
145    III,  VI   |           a shape, has thereby one essence of the species man; and
146    III,  VI   |           rationality, has another essence of the species he calls
147    III,  VI   |          and substitute some other essence of the human species. Monsieur
148    III,  VI   |          her amongst men. The real essence of that or any other sort
149    III,  VI   |       ideas which make the nominal essence so far from being settled
150    III,  VI   |          the making of any nominal essence, it is necessary, First,
151    III,  VI   |           and not one and the same essence. In the first of these,
152    III,  VI   |        ideas that make the nominal essence of the lowest species, or
153    III,  VI   |           a genus constituted; the essence whereof being that abstract
154    III,  VI   |           know no more of the real essence or constitution of that
155    III,  VI   |       malleableness in his nominal essence, signified by the sound
156    III,  VI   |            but it is not this real essence that distinguishes them
157    III,  VI   |        name to it, makes a nominal essence. One thing I doubt not but
158    III,  VI   |        other idea of the different essence of an elephant and a spaniel,
159    III,  VI   |           we have of the different essence of a shock and a hound;
160    III,  VI   |            nor to import any other essence, than what is certainly
161    III,  VI   |       apprehended. For the idea or essence of the several sorts of
162    III,  VI   |     internal constitution, or real essence, that is, by something he
163    III,  VI   |           and to have its peculiar essence: and that the name zahab
164    III,  VI   |           things partaking in that essence. But here it is plain the
165    III,  VI   |           But here it is plain the essence Adam made the name zahab
166    III,  VI   |         idea, and made part of the essence of the species that name
167    III,  VI   |          stands for, and so be the essence of the species marked by
168    III,  VI   |          they have supposed a real essence belonging to every species,
169    III,  VI   |       having any idea of that real essence in substances, and their
170    III,  VI   |         the thing having that real essence, without knowing what the
171    III,  VI   |      without knowing what the real essence is, and this is that which
172    III,  VI   |          i.e., part of the nominal essence the word gold stands for;
173    III,  VI   |         substance, having the real essence of a species of things made
174    III,  VI   |         i.e. all that has the real essence of gold, is fixed, what
175    III,  VI   |            if we know not the real essence of gold, it is impossible
176    III,  VI   |          parcel of matter has that essence, and so whether it be true
177    III,  VIII |        that the thing that has the essence of a man has also in it
178    III,  VIII |           a man has also in it the essence of whiteness, which is nothing
179    III,  VIII |           same thing that hath the essence of a man hath also in it
180    III,  VIII |            man hath also in it the essence of rationality, i.e. a power
181    III,  VIII |         stood not for the abstract essence of any substance; but was
182    III,  IX   |           of the word and the real essence of the thing are not exactly
183    III,  IX   |            it is apt to be called) essence, being utterly unknown to
184    III,  IX   |            be put into the nominal essence, and others left out: or
185    III,  IX   |          comes to be a part of the essence signified by the word gold,
186    III,  IX   |          is its colour part of the essence, and its malleableness but
187    III,  IX   |        never referred to any other essence, but barely that perception
188    III,  X    |          should stand for the real essence of a certain sort of substances.
189    III,  X    |             i.e. what has the real essence of gold, is malleable; which
190    III,  X    |          inseparable from the real essence of gold. But a man, not
191    III,  X    |          knowing wherein that real essence consists, the connexion
192    III,  X    | malleableness is not truly with an essence he knows not, but only with
193    III,  X    |         case to stand for the real essence of a species, and would
194    III,  X    |         better described that real essence than “a two-legged animal
195    III,  X    |           a thing having that real essence, as if thereby it made some
196    III,  X    |            a thing having the real essence on which these properties
197    III,  X    |            real as well as nominal essence; and there is no secret
198    III,  X    |          of that name to any other essence but that. But in substances,
199    III,  X    |        annexed to a real immutable essence of a thing existing, on
200    III,  X    |        tacit reference to the real essence of that species of bodies,
201    III,  X    |      whether it has in it the real essence of a species of things which
202    III,  X    |           that thing have the real essence of the species man, if we
203    III,  X    |         there were such a specific essence known? Which yet is utterly
204    III,  X    |           internal constitution or essence of any substance; but, as
205    III,  XI   |         which is all one, the real essence of each species is to be
206    III,  XI   |             since the precise real essence of the things moral words
207    III,  XI   |            creature: what the real essence or other qualities of that
208    III,  XI   |         the formal constitution or essence of a triangle does, the
209     IV,  III  |         ideas which to us make its essence. Because the active and
210     IV,  III  |      particular thing in whom that essence, i.e. that abstract idea,
211     IV,  IV   |           there they have made the essence of that species to which
212     IV,  IV   |    themselves and changelings, the essence in both being exactly the
213     IV,  IV   |      figure, and resolve the whole essence of the species of man (as
214     IV,  V    |            name stand for the real essence, of which we have no idea
215     IV,  VI   |            be true, where the real essence of each species mentioned
216     IV,  VI   |       necessary we should know the essence of each species, which is
217     IV,  VI   |         these the real and nominal essence being the same, or, which
218     IV,  VI   |          stands for being the sole essence and boundary that is or
219     IV,  VI   |         substances, wherein a real essence, distinct from the nominal,
220     IV,  VI   |     because, not knowing this real essence, we cannot know what is,
221     IV,  VI   |  constituted by a precise and real essence which nature regularly imparts
222     IV,  VI   |      yellow. But where the nominal essence is kept to, as the boundary
223     IV,  VI   |            but what partakes of an essence, which we, not knowing,
224     IV,  VI   |        called gold; i.e. that real essence of gold whereof we have
225     IV,  VI   |        certainly know where a real essence, which we know not, is,
226     IV,  VI   |         parcels of matter the real essence of gold is, yet could we
227     IV,  VI   |    necessary connexion with a real essence of which we have no idea
228     IV,  VI   |         species that supposed real essence may be imagined to constitute.~
229     IV,  VI   |           out by nature, by a real essence belonging to it, it is evident
230     IV,  VI   |          determined by its nominal essence, let the nominal essence,
231     IV,  VI   |           essence, let the nominal essence, for example, be the complex
232     IV,  VI   |    inconsistency with that nominal essence. Fixedness, for example,
233     IV,  VI   |          connexion between nominal essence of gold and other simple
234     IV,  VI   |       simple ideas of that nominal essence of gold; so, if we make
235     IV,  VI   |         not a part of the specific essence the name of gold stands
236     IV,  VI   |         idea, and consequently the essence of our species, man, we
237     IV,  VI   |   repugnancy with this our nominal essence of man, with this abstract
238     IV,  VI   |         connexion with our nominal essence, or any part of it, can
239     IV,  XII  |           said here of the nominal essence of gold, supposed to consist
240     IV,  XII  |           but on that unknown real essence on which these also depend,
241     IV,  XII  |        simple ideas of our nominal essence will carry us, which is
242     IV,  XII  |           idea, part of my nominal essence of gold: whereby though
243     IV,  XII  |            not containing the real essence of any species of bodies,
244     IV,  XII  |            that make up my nominal essence. For example, I cannot be