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| Alphabetical [« »] sense 169 senseless 6 senselessly 1 senses 204 sensibilitas 1 sensibility 1 sensible 155 | Frequency [« »] 207 perhaps 205 number 205 substance 204 senses 202 further 200 right 200 signification | John Locke An essay concerning human understanding IntraText - Concordances senses |
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1 Read | assistance from the outward senses, and the help of some previous 2 Read | assistance from the outward senses, or without the help of 3 I, I | attains several truths. The senses at first let in particular 4 I, I | frequent impressions on their senses. In ideas thus got, the 5 I, I | which have made upon their senses the frequentest and strongest 6 I, II | But in neither of these senses is it innate. First, that 7 II, I | source of ideas. First, our Senses, conversant about particular 8 II, I | qualities; which when I say the senses convey into the mind, I 9 II, I | depending wholly upon our senses, and derived by them to 10 II, I | from bodies affecting our senses. This source of ideas every 11 II, I | than of the objects of his senses, or of the operations of 12 II, I | to solicit their proper senses, and force an entrance to 13 II, I | constant solicitation of their senses, draw the mind constantly 14 II, I | the soul thinks before the senses have furnished it with ideas 15 II, I | of objects, to move the senses.~22. The mind thinks in 16 II, I | find, as the mind by the senses comes more and more to be 17 II, I | distinguish the ideas the senses convey to it. And so we 18 II, I | ideas in the mind before the senses have conveyed any in, I 19 II, I | impressions made on our senses by outward objects that 20 II, I | impressions that are made on our senses by outward objects that 21 II, I | on it; either through the senses by outward objects, or by 22 II, I | For the objects of our senses do, many of them, obtrude 23 II, II | qualities that affect our senses are, in the things themselves, 24 II, II | in the mind enter by the senses simple and unmixed. For, 25 II, II | that come in by different senses. The coldness and hardness 26 II, II | not received in by his senses from external objects, or 27 II, II | qualities that affect the senses are imaginable. This is 28 II, II | been made but with four senses, the qualities then which 29 II, II | of a cabinet hath of the senses or understanding of a man; 30 II, II | of man’s having but five senses; though, perhaps, there 31 II, III | themselves into the mind by more senses than one.~Thirdly, Others 32 II, III | belonging to most of the senses than we have names for. 33 II, IV | in matter. And though our senses take no notice of it, but 34 II, IV | solidity is, I send him to his senses to inform him. Let him put 35 II, V | Of Simple Ideas of Divers Senses ~Ideas received both by 36 II, VII | scarce any affection of our senses from without, any retired 37 II, VII | all that our thoughts and senses have to do with;—that we, 38 II, VII | occurring every moment to our senses,—we both these ways get 39 II, VII | though suggested by our senses, yet is more constantly 40 II, VIII | be able, by affecting our senses, to cause any perception 41 II, VIII | subjects from whence our senses derive those ideas. These 42 II, VIII | singly be perceived by our senses: v.g. Take a grain of wheat, 43 II, VIII | as singly fall under our senses, it is evident that some 44 II, VIII | insensible particles on our senses. For, it being manifest 45 II, VIII | we cannot by any of our senses discover either their bulk, 46 II, VIII | the several organs of our senses, produce in us those different 47 II, VIII | them,—whether any one’s senses perceive them or no: and 48 II, VIII | peculiar manner on any of our senses, and thereby produce in 49 II, VIII | to make it operate on our senses differently from what it 50 II, VIII | several ideas in us, by our senses, are looked upon as real 51 II, VIII | which appear not, to our senses, to operate in their production, 52 II, VIII | the sun itself. For, our senses being able to observe a 53 II, VIII | that produced it. But our senses, not being able to discover 54 II, IX | by the exercise of their senses about objects that affect 55 II, IX | comprehensive of all our senses, conveying to our minds 56 II, IX | not so many, nor so quick senses as a man, or several other 57 II, IX | materials of it; the fewer senses any man, as well as any 58 II, X | The great business of the senses being, to make us take notice 59 II, X | an object affecting the senses once only, and no more than 60 II, X | offered themselves to the senses, have yet been little taken 61 II, X | repeated exercise of the senses, or reflection on those 62 II, X | object that affects our senses, every thought which employs 63 II, XI | mistake about them, though the senses should (as sometimes they 64 II, XI | received them from their senses. They are the best of them 65 II, XI | and very familiar to their senses. And indeed any of the forementioned 66 II, XII | come from without by the senses; nor any ideas of other 67 II, XIII | the busiest of all our senses,) so filled with the idea 68 II, XIII | rest, discoverable by our senses, which are scarce acute 69 II, XIII | objects about which our senses have been conversant; whereof, 70 II, XIV | observation of motion by our senses, he will perhaps be of my 71 II, XIV | swift as not to affect the senses distinctly with several 72 II, XIV | impressions made upon any of our senses, we can but to a certain 73 II, XIV | train of fresh ideas to the senses, as fast as the mind is 74 II, XIV | between those offered to our senses by the moving body, there 75 II, XIV | successively affecting our senses; and having from the revolutions 76 II, XIV | my memory derived from my senses or reflection; I can with 77 II, XVI | in it: every object our senses are employed about; every 78 II, XVII | extension that affect our senses, carry with them into the 79 II, XVII | they have received by their senses; but space, duration, and 80 II, XVIII| received into the mind by the senses, and afterwards there put 81 II, XVIII| the simple ideas of those senses. But they, being such as 82 II, XIX | the understanding by the senses. The same idea, when it 83 II, XIX | ideas (whilst the outward senses are stopped, so that they 84 II, XIX | impressions made then on the senses, which at another season 85 II, XIX | retired as it were from the senses, and out of the reach of 86 II, XIX | retirement of the mind from the senses, it often retains a yet 87 II, XX | the simple ideas of the senses, only by experience. For, 88 II, XX | application any way to our senses, though with their destruction. 89 II, XXI | every day informed, by the senses, of the alteration of those 90 II, XXI | of outward objects on the senses, and sometimes by the determination 91 II, XXI | attentively, bodies, by our senses, do not afford us so clear 92 II, XXI | operation of bodies by our senses, but a very imperfect obscure 93 II, XXI | being moved; which by our senses we receive from body: Perceptivity, 94 II, XXII | dark to me as five other senses, or as the ideas of colours 95 II, XXIII| ideas, conveyed in by the senses as they are found in exterior 96 II, XXIII| and observation of men’s senses, taken notice of to exist 97 II, XXIII| qualities which affect our senses do subsist; by supposing 98 II, XXIII| thereby mediately affect our senses, as regularly as its sensible 99 II, XXIII| v.g. we immediately by our senses perceive in fire its heat 100 II, XXIII| ideas in us: we also by our senses perceive the colour and 101 II, XXIII| sorts of them. For, our senses failing us in the discovery 102 II, XXIII| which are discovered by our senses, and are in them even when 103 II, XXIII| several ideas in us by our senses; which ideas are not in 104 II, XXIII| their minute parts. Had we senses acute enough to discern 105 II, XXIII| augmenting the acuteness of our senses, discovered to be quite 106 II, XXIII| about us, hath fitted our senses, faculties, and organs, 107 II, XXIII| here. We are able, by our senses, to know and distinguish 108 II, XXIII| this world. But were our senses altered, and made much quicker 109 II, XXIII| most instructive of our senses, seeing, were in any man 110 II, XXIII| are apt to think that our senses show us nothing but material 111 II, XXIII| subjected their minds to their senses that they seldom reflect 112 II, XXIII| discovered to us only by the senses from without, or by the 113 II, XXIII| by reflection; or by our senses, from exterior things, to 114 II, XXVI | In the notice that our senses take of the constant vicissitude 115 II, XXVI | Having thus, from what our senses are able to discover in 116 II, XXIX | that occur to any of our senses: and therefore, when we 117 II, XXIX | perception of any of our senses; and so all that we have 118 II, XXXI | that operates on any of our senses, the idea so produced is 119 II, XXXII| mistaken. Because a man, by his senses and every day’s observation, 120 II, XXXII| ideas belonging to different senses, and call a colour by the 121 II, XXXII| objects to produce by our senses such appearances in us, 122 III, I | under the cognizance of our senses; v.g. to imagine, apprehend, 123 III, I | that fall not under our senses to have had their first 124 III, I | that came not under their senses, they were fain to borrow 125 III, II | did actually affect the senses. Which is manifestly so 126 III, III | plant that affected the senses, could not find a place 127 III, IV | office of all the other senses. Which is all one as to 128 III, IV | way is, by applying to his senses the proper object; and so 129 III, IV | within the reach of our senses; and frame ideas suitable 130 III, IV | when picture cannot; his senses having given him the idea 131 III, IV | introduce their ideas by more senses than one.~17. Names of simple 132 III, XI | is by presenting to his senses that subject which may produce 133 III, XI | for; the assistance of the senses in this case not helping 134 III, XI | which lie not obvious to our senses in the things as they ordinarily 135 III, XI | properties flow), lay open to our senses, as the formal constitution 136 III, XI | corporeal things lies in our senses. For how spirits, separate 137 III, XI | word in somewhat different senses. And though in the continuation 138 IV, II | can any ways affect our senses, but by the immediate contact 139 IV, II | help we have being from our senses, which in this point fail 140 IV, II | such object affects their senses. But yet here I think we 141 IV, II | coming into our minds by our senses, as we do between any two 142 IV, II | that we perceive, by our senses; this certainty is as great 143 IV, III | actually present to our senses, is yet much narrower than 144 IV, III | perception, such as are our senses; yet it would be well with 145 IV, III | to the assistance of our senses to make known to us what 146 IV, III | than experience, by our senses, informs us. Thus, though 147 IV, III | by the observation of our senses, or, in general, by the 148 IV, III | the objects present to our senses.~22. Our ignorance great. 149 IV, III | have, by the assistance of senses and faculties more or perfecter 150 IV, III | whilst we are destitute of senses acute enough to discover 151 IV, III | under the examination of our senses perhaps we may have: but 152 IV, III | within the notice of our senses, of which we have so far 153 IV, VI | those apparent qualities our senses can discover, there can 154 IV, VI | than we can now by our senses: and to know the properties 155 IV, VI | seldom further than our senses reach and inform us. Possibly 156 IV, VI | which they operate on our senses, so that we might by those 157 IV, VII | that we are left to our senses to discover to us as far 158 IV, VIII | in substances, but by our senses, we cannot make any universal 159 IV, X | God, than of anything our senses have not immediately discovered 160 IV, XI | from the certainty of our senses, and the ideas we receive 161 IV, XI | God.~3. This notice by our senses, though not so certain as 162 IV, XI | The notice we have by our senses of the existing of things 163 IV, XI | assurance we have from our senses themselves, that they do 164 IV, XI | but by the inlet of the senses. It is plain those perceptions 165 IV, XI | exterior causes affecting our senses: because those that want 166 IV, XI | IV. Fourthly, because our senses assist one another’s testimony 167 IV, XI | enable us to predict. Our senses in many cases bear witness 168 IV, XI | but continue to affect my senses constantly and regularly, 169 IV, XI | sceptical as to distrust his senses, and to affirm that all 170 IV, XI | have the testimony of our senses for it is not only as great 171 IV, XI | In fine, then, when our senses do actually convey into 172 IV, XI | us, which doth affect our senses, and by them give notice 173 IV, XI | we have observed by our senses to be united together, do 174 IV, XI | present testimony of our senses, employed about particular 175 IV, XI | had the testimony of my senses for his existence. And if 176 IV, XI | been longer removed from my senses, and I have not seen since 177 IV, XI | known by memory. As when our senses are actually employed about 178 IV, XI | things that affected our senses have existed. And thus we 179 IV, XI | several things, whereof our senses having informed us, our 180 IV, XI | reaches no further than our senses have formerly assured us. 181 IV, XI | such creatures: but our senses not being able to discover 182 IV, XI | knowledge, but what our senses give us in this or that 183 IV, XI | be known further than our senses inform us. (2) There is 184 IV, XI | ideas in our minds by our senses: in the latter, knowledge 185 IV, XII | history, must give us, by our senses and by retail, an insight 186 IV, XII | bodies we must get by our senses, warily employed in taking 187 IV, XIII | none at all. Men that have senses cannot choose but receive 188 IV, XIII | therefore, as far as men’s senses are conversant about external 189 IV, XVI | beyond the evidence of our senses. But to return to the grounds 190 IV, XVI | beyond the discovery of our senses, are not capable of any 191 IV, XVI | not under the reach of our senses, they are not capable of 192 IV, XVI | remoteness from us, our senses cannot take notice of—as, 193 IV, XVI | within the scrutiny of human senses, cannot be examined by them, 194 IV, XVII | existence), be had only by our senses, what room is there for 195 IV, XVIII| can deny,) which had six senses; and imprint on his mind 196 IV, XVIII| who, having the other four senses perfect, had always totally 197 IV, XVIII| of fact knowable by our senses; v.g. the history of the 198 IV, XVIII| assurance than that of his senses, that it is writ in the 199 IV, XVIII| than the assurance of his senses.~5. Even original revelation 200 IV, XX | the evidence of our own senses are often rejected, when 201 IV, XX | renounce the evidence of their senses, and give their own experience 202 IV, XX | the clear evidence of his senses, the doctrine of transubstantiation? 203 IV, XX | principles) against his senses? Let an enthusiast be principled 204 IV, XX | open defiance with their senses, with the former: they can