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John Locke
An essay concerning human understanding

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   Book,  Chapter
1 II, VII | idea of power.~9. Idea of succession. Besides these there is 2 II, VII | and that is the idea of succession. For if we look immediately 3 II, X | variety of ideas only by succession, not all at once. Whereas 4 II, XIV | perpetually perishing parts of succession. This we call duration; 5 II, XIV | furnishes us with the idea of succession: and the distance between 6 II, XIV | between any parts of that succession, or between the appearance 7 II, XIV | else, commensurate to the succession of any ideas in our minds, 8 II, XIV | That we have our notion of succession and duration from this original, 9 II, XIV | understandings. When that succession of ideas ceases, our perception 10 II, XIV | without variation and the succession of others. And we see, that 11 II, XIV | but little notice of the succession of ideas that pass in his 12 II, XIV | during that time we have no succession of ideas in our minds. For 13 II, XIV | from reflecting on the succession and number of his own thoughts, 14 II, XIV | of time.~6. The idea of succession not from motion. Thus by 15 II, XIV | understandings, we get the notion of succession; which, if any one should 16 II, XIV | produces in his mind an idea of succession no otherwise than as it 17 II, XIV | thereby observe and find succession where he could observe no 18 II, XIV | consisting in a constant succession, we cannot perceive that 19 II, XIV | we cannot perceive that succession without a constant succession 20 II, XIV | succession without a constant succession of varying ideas arising 21 II, XIV | quickness and slowness of the succession of those ideas one to another 22 II, XIV | delay nor hasten.~10. Real succession in swift motions without 23 II, XIV | motions without sense of succession. The reason I have for this 24 II, XIV | certain degree perceive any succession; which, if exceeding quick, 25 II, XIV | exceeding quick, the sense of succession is lost, even in cases where 26 II, XIV | evident that there is a real succession. Let a cannon-bullet pass 27 II, XIV | another after, and so in succession: and yet, I believe, nobody 28 II, XIV | walls, could perceive any succession either in the pain or sound 29 II, XIV | wherein we perceive no succession, is that which we call an 30 II, XIV | in our minds, without the succession of another; wherein, therefore, 31 II, XIV | therefore, we perceive no succession at all.~11. In slow motions. 32 II, XIV | the constant and regular succession of ideas in a waking man, 33 II, XIV | pains, &c., take up in their succession the duration of but one 34 II, XIV | else where any motion or succession is so slow, as that it keeps 35 II, XIV | of a constant continued succession is lost, and we perceive 36 II, XIV | and shift in a continual succession, it would be impossible, 37 II, XIV | extent of our power over the succession of our ideas. All that is 38 II, XIV | but hinder the constant succession of fresh ones, I think he 39 II, XIV | which gives us the idea of succession and duration, without which 40 II, XIV | in our minds a constant succession of ideas, as I have before 41 II, XIV | have as clear an idea of succession and duration, by the train 42 II, XIV | no two different parts of succession can be put together to measure 43 II, XIV | consists in a constant fleeting succession, as we can of certain lengths 44 II, XIV | measure out the course of succession, and distinguish the distances 45 II, XIV | then no two portions of succession can be brought together, 46 II, XIV | having got the idea of succession and duration, by reflecting 47 II, XIV | we come by the idea of succession.~Secondly, by observing 48 II, XIV | distance in the parts of this succession, we get the idea of duration.~ 49 II, XV | train of their ordinary succession there. The other, wanting 50 II, XV | of motion, or rather the succession of ideas in our minds, from 51 II, XV | but follow each other in succession; an expansion is the idea 52 II, XV | and are not capable of succession. And therefore, though we 53 II, XV | conceive any duration without succession, nor can put it together 54 II, XVII | the ordinary periods of succession, whereby we measure time 55 II, XVII | duration includes in it succession, or not? If it does not, 56 II, XVII | yesterday. If, to avoid succession in external existence, they 57 II, XVII | me than duration without succession. Besides, that punctum stans, 58 II, XVII | apprehensions cannot separate succession from any duration whatsoever, 59 II, XVII | nothing but of infinite succession of moments of duration wherein 60 II, XXI | degrees of pleasure, in a succession of ordinary enjoyments, 61 II, XXI | desires, but a constant succession of uneasinesses out of that 62 II, XXVII| things whose existence is in succession, such as are the actions 63 II, XXVII| in a continued train of succession, concerning their diversity 64 II, XXVII| particles of matter, in succession vitally united to the same 65 II, XXVII| or can be continued in a succession of several substances. For 66 II, XXVII| same but by a continued succession of fleeting particles, it 67 IV, VI | and seeds, in a constant succession. And if we look a little


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