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John Locke
An essay concerning human understanding

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obscurity

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1 Read | to allow; or whether any obscurity in my expressions casts 2 Read | is the cause of no small obscurity and confusion in men’s thoughts 3 Read | be expected nothing but obscurity and confusion, where such 4 II, XIII | uncertain meaning, or deceitful obscurity of doubtful or insignificant 5 II, XVII | towards infinity, lies in obscurity, and has the indeterminate 6 II, XVII | idea which we have, lies in obscurity; and we have no other idea 7 II, XXI | small occasion of wrangling, obscurity, and uncertainty, in questions 8 II, XXI | of the thing caused the obscurity.~27. Freedom. First, then, 9 II, XXI | been no small occasion of obscurity and mistake in this matter; 10 II, XXIII | whether there be any more obscurity in one than in the other, 11 II, XXIII | us examine which has most obscurity in it, and difficulty to 12 II, XXIII | presently into darkness and obscurity, perplexedness and difficulties, 13 II, XXVII | that the difficulty or obscurity that has been about this 14 II, XXVII | ill-used, than from any obscurity in things themselves. For 15 II, XXVIII| avoid, as much as may be, obscurity and confusion. Human actions, 16 II, XXIX | and certain.~3. Causes of obscurity. The causes of obscurity, 17 II, XXIX | obscurity. The causes of obscurity, in simple ideas, seem to 18 II, XXIX | confounded, and almost lost in obscurity. For that idea which is 19 III, I | avoid the inconveniences of obscurity or uncertainty in the signification 20 III, II | and brings unavoidable obscurity and confusion into whenever 21 III, IV | occasion of great wrangling and obscurity in men’s discourses, whilst 22 III, VI | distinguished, with less doubt, obscurity, and equivocation than we 23 III, VI | subject, and perhaps with some obscurity. But I desire it may be 24 III, IX | to great uncertainty and obscurity in their signification~I. 25 III, IX | to his doubts, and drawn obscurity upon the place. I say not 26 III, IX | thoughts.~10. Hence unavoidable obscurity in ancient authors. What 27 III, IX | in ancient authors. What obscurity this has unavoidably brought 28 III, IX | visible objects pass, the obscurity and disorder do not seldom 29 III, X | naturally in language, and the obscurity and confusion that is so 30 III, X | money.~6. III. Affected obscurity, as in the Peripatetick 31 III, X | language is an affected obscurity; by either applying old 32 III, X | been fain to cover with obscurity of terms, and to confound 33 III, X | briars and thorns, and the obscurity of the thickets they are 34 III, X | defence left for absurdity but obscurity.~10. But destroys the instruments 35 III, X | and acute niceties, but obscurity and uncertainty, leaving 36 III, X | there could not be half that obscurity or wrangling in the search 37 III, XI | deliver themselves without obscurity, doubtfulness, or equivocation, 38 III, XI | consider the errors and obscurity, the mistakes and confusion, 39 III, XI | reasonings end in nothing but obscurity and mistake, without any 40 III, XI | his terms of ambiguity and obscurity, (which every one may do 41 III, XI | they have a great deal of obscurity and confusion in their own 42 III, XI | things with uncertainty and obscurity; which is more pardonable 43 III, XI | modes, from which will arise obscurity. For, as to substances, 44 IV, II | ideas, its clearness or obscurity consists in the clearness 45 IV, II | consists in the clearness or obscurity of that perception, and 46 IV, II | not in the clearness or obscurity of the ideas themselves: 47 IV, II | which, by reason of their obscurity or otherwise, are confused, 48 IV, III | from us, in an impenetrable obscurity, almost the whole intellectual 49 IV, III | world, involved all in the obscurity of uncertain and doubtful 50 IV, VIII | ignorance or obstinacy under the obscurity and perplexedness of their 51 IV, XVII | at a loss because of the obscurity, confusion, or imperfection


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