Book,  Chapter

  1   Read         |         affected, or unintelligible terms, introduced into the sciences,
  2   Read         |        Clear and distinct ideas are terms which, though familiar and
  3   Read         |           and confusion, where such terms are made use of which have
  4   Read         |           have made choice of these terms to signify, (1) Some immediate
  5      I,  I     |        distinct ideas of what their terms mean, and not on their innateness.
  6      I,  I     |      signification of those general terms that stand for them; or
  7      I,  I     |       assent to those maxims;—whose terms, with the ideas they stand
  8      I,  I     |           soon as proposed, and the terms they are proposed in understood:
  9      I,  I     |             hear and understand the terms, assent to these propositions,
 10      I,  I     |       hearing and understanding the terms, be a certain mark of an
 11      I,  I     |       hearing and understanding the terms, that men would have those
 12      I,  I     |       hearing and understanding the terms, must have a place amongst
 13      I,  I     |       hearing and understanding the terms to be a mark of innate,
 14      I,  I     |       hearing and understanding the terms as this general one, “It
 15      I,  I     |       hearing and understanding the terms is, I grant, a mark of self-evidence;
 16      I,  I     |             and understanding their terms.” It is fit we first take
 17      I,  I     |       hearing and understanding the terms must pass for an innate
 18      I,  I     |             or understanding of the terms. Under which there seems
 19      I,  I     |          that they have learned the terms, and their signification;
 20      I,  I     |            to at first hearing, the terms of the proposition, their
 21      I,  I     |         name that proposition whose terms or ideas were either of
 22      I,  I     |           propositions made in such terms, whose signification we
 23      I,  I     |             made up of such general terms; but as soon as ever he
 24      I,  I     |        those who understand not the terms; nor by a great part of
 25      I,  II    |             he that understands the terms assents to it for its own
 26      I,  III   |   especially of ideas answering the terms which make up those universal
 27     II,  XI    |        universals, whether ideas or terms, are made.~10. Brutes abstract
 28     II,  XIII  |           doubtful or insignificant terms. If, therefore, they mean
 29     II,  XIII  |             is all they mean by the terms body and spirit.~17. Substance
 30     II,  XXI   |           confused signification of terms, or where the nature of
 31     II,  XXI   |            preferring, and the like terms, that signify desire as
 32     II,  XXI   |        uneasiness, stands upon fair terms with the rest to be satisfied,
 33     II,  XXII  |            the explication of those terms that stand for them. For,
 34     II,  XXII  |             tied together, by those terms: and therefore in other
 35     II,  XXII  |          take up new and lay by old terms. Because change of customs
 36     II,  XXIII |            the names of them simple terms, yet in effect are complex
 37     II,  XXV   |       relations without correlative terms, not easily apprehended.
 38     II,  XXV   |    relations, expressed by relative terms that have others answering
 39     II,  XXV   |          and such other correlative terms, seem so nearly to belong
 40     II,  XXV   |             Some seemingly absolute terms contain relations. Another
 41     II,  XXV   |            Another sort of relative terms there is, which are not
 42     II,  XXV   |          are the seemingly positive terms of old, great, imperfect, &
 43     II,  XXV   |            sense or reflection.~10. Terms leading the mind beyond
 44     II,  XXVI  |           their little.~6. Absolute terms often stand for relations.
 45     II,  XXVIII|          notions, there they had no terms to express them: and it
 46     II,  XXIX  |        defining of words by general terms contributes to make the
 47     II,  XXIX  |          for which we use different terms, have not a difference answerable
 48    III,  I     |   improvement in the use of general terms, whereby one word was made
 49    III,  III   |              Chapter III~Of General Terms ~1. The greatest part of
 50    III,  III   |           part of words are general terms. All things that exist being
 51    III,  III   |           all languages are general terms: which has not been the
 52    III,  III   |              how come we by general terms; or where find we those
 53    III,  III   |           thing, and such universal terms, which stand for any of
 54    III,  III   |            crave leave to use these terms of art, though originally
 55    III,  III   |           they would not be general terms, but proper names, so, on
 56    III,  IV    |          some demand definitions of terms that cannot be defined;
 57    III,  IV    |        restriction, (or to speak in terms of art, by a genus and difference),
 58    III,  IV    |            myself to prove that all terms are not definable, from
 59    III,  IV    |             be defined. For, if the terms of one definition were still
 60    III,  IV    |        several other not synonymous terms. The meaning of words being
 61    III,  IV    |           is this, That the several terms of a definition, signifying
 62    III,  IV    |           provided that none of the terms of the definition stand
 63    III,  V     |   convenience of communication. The terms of our law, which are not
 64    III,  VI    |            as well as other general terms, stand for sorts: which
 65    III,  VI    |             things (for those Latin terms signify to me no more than
 66    III,  VI    |          more or less comprehensive terms have, for the most part,
 67    III,  VI    |    comprehending them under general terms, I cannot see how it can
 68    III,  VI    |             let us see that general terms signify not our abstract
 69    III,  VI    |             would be but synonymous terms for the same idea, and signify
 70    III,  VI    |     sometimes on the coining of new terms to express them: but men
 71    III,  VIII  |            Of Abstract and Concrete Terms ~1. Abstract terms not predictable
 72    III,  VIII  |         Concrete Terms ~1. Abstract terms not predictable one of another,
 73    III,  VIII  |         timorously ventured on such terms, as aurietas and saxietas,
 74    III,  IX    |             a constant defining the terms, of conveying the sense
 75    III,  X     |             be called insignificant terms. For, having either had
 76    III,  X     |         mintmasters of this kind of terms, I mean the Schoolmen and
 77    III,  X     |       introducing new and ambiguous terms, without defining either;
 78    III,  X     |             cover with obscurity of terms, and to confound the signification
 79    III,  X     |           others, by unintelligible terms, the apter to produce wonder
 80    III,  X     |       disputes about unintelligible terms, and holding them perpetually
 81    III,  X     |            to be persuaded that the terms of that sect are so suited
 82    III,  X     |           has not a distinct set of terms that others understand not.
 83    III,  X     |      language, and of all other the terms the most significant: and
 84    III,  X     |            anywhere, no doubt those terms would make impressions on
 85    III,  X     |          For if the ideas these two terms stood for were precisely
 86    III,  X     |            great many other general terms I leave to be considered.
 87    III,  X     |           asks the meaning of their terms: though the arguings one
 88    III,  X     |             an explication of their terms; nor so troublesomely critical
 89    III,  X     |          when any of them, quitting terms, think upon things, and
 90    III,  X     |            of hard words or learned terms, is not much more advanced
 91    III,  X     |        others, without defining his terms. For however the sounds
 92    III,  XI    |          with obscure and equivocal terms, and insignificant and doubtful
 93    III,  XI    |             of obscure or deceitful terms, is only fit to make men
 94    III,  XI    |              unsteady, or equivocal terms is nothing but noise and
 95    III,  XI    |          words; and whether, if the terms they are made in were defined,
 96    III,  XI    |            combatants strip all his terms of ambiguity and obscurity, (
 97    III,  XI    |            signification and use of terms is best to be learned from
 98    III,  XI    |           and applied to them their terms with the exactest choice
 99    III,  XI    |         ideas, either by synonymous terms, or by showing examples.
100    III,  XI    |          substances, where doubtful terms are hardly to be avoided,
101    III,  XI    |          true signification of many terms, especially in languages
102    III,  XI    |            and definitions of their terms are not to be had, yet this
103    III,  XI    |         thoughts, that men, wanting terms to suit their precise notions,
104     IV,  III   |             for: and then using the terms steadily and constantly
105     IV,  V     |       endeavoured to express by the terms putting together and separating.
106     IV,  V     |          only verbal truth, wherein terms are joined according to
107     IV,  VI    |         mean by the doubtfulness of terms, it is fit to observe that
108     IV,  VI    |           extent of the species its terms stand for, it is necessary
109     IV,  VI    |            and have made use of the terms of essences, and species,
110     IV,  VI    |        propositions made up of such terms we cannot be sure. The reason
111     IV,  VI    |      capable of certainty, when the terms used in them stand for such
112     IV,  VI    |           we perceive the ideas the terms stand for to agree or not
113     IV,  VII   |         determined ideas, which the terms in the proposition stand
114     IV,  VII   |          two ideas signified by the terms, and affirmed or denied
115     IV,  VII   |            these propositions be in terms standing for more general
116     IV,  VII   |           the ideas, as soon as the terms are understood, makes the
117     IV,  VII   |             ideas, signified by the terms whatsoever, and thing, than
118     IV,  VII   |          consisting of more general terms, “whatsoever is, is”; and
119     IV,  VII   |          soon as it understands the terms, without hesitation or need
120     IV,  VII   |          those made in more general terms and called maxims.~11. What
121     IV,  VII   |  propositions, made in such general terms, may be used to make such
122     IV,  VII   |             may use those barbarous terms: and therefore the predication
123     IV,  VII   |        proving propositions made of terms standing for complex ideas,
124     IV,  VII   |        thinking that where the same terms are preserved, the propositions
125     IV,  VII   |           propositions, wherein the terms stand for undetermined ideas)
126     IV,  VIII  |         circumlocution or equivocal terms, he would in particular
127     IV,  VIII  | comprehensive of less comprehensive terms. For what information, what
128     IV,  VIII  |           the definition of his own terms, by reminding him sometimes
129     IV,  VIII  |          supposed to understand the terms he uses in it, or else he
130     IV,  VIII  |          supposed to understand the terms as the speaker uses them,
131     IV,  VIII  |             no more than one of the terms does, and which a man was
132     IV,  VIII  |             man goes to explain his terms to one who is supposed or
133     IV,  VIII  |     propositions consisting of such terms, may, with the same clearness,
134     IV,  VIII  |          and perplexedness of their terms: to which, perhaps, inadvertency
135     IV,  VIII  |   propositions wherein two abstract terms are affirmed one of another,
136     IV,  VIII  |          the signification of those terms.~13. A part of the definition
137     IV,  X     |            else, are perhaps better terms than material and immaterial.~
138     IV,  XII   |          drawing into comprehensive terms and short rules its various
139     IV,  XII   |         body can these two relative terms give him, which he could
140     IV,  XII   |             he had no such relative terms as whole and part? I ask,
141     IV,  XII   |      certain before he learnt those terms, that his body was bigger
142     IV,  XII   |          help of these two relative terms, whole and part, make of
143     IV,  XIV   |       faculty, I shall, under these terms, treat of it, as least liable
144     IV,  XVII  |       logician, who understands the terms, and hath the faculty to
145     IV,  XVII  |            we often employ doubtful terms. As obscure and imperfect