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1501 III, III | those abstract complex ideas to which we have annexed 1502 III, III | essence the same in simple ideas and modes, different in 1503 III, III | in the species of simple ideas and modes, they are always 1504 III, III | incorruptible. That such abstract ideas, with names to them, as 1505 III, III | essences being taken for ideas established in the mind, 1506 III, III | Alexander and Bucephalus, the ideas to which man and horse are 1507 III, III | stand for complex abstract ideas that contained no inconsistency 1508 III, III | them to be only abstract ideas; and is founded on the relation 1509 III, III | That men making abstract ideas, and settling them in their 1510 III, IV | IV~Of the Names of Simple Ideas ~1. Names of simple ideas, 1511 III, IV | Ideas ~1. Names of simple ideas, modes, and substances, 1512 III, IV | nothing immediately but the ideas in the mind of the speaker; 1513 III, IV | find the names of simple ideas, mixed modes (under which 1514 III, IV | example:~2. Names of simple ideas, and of substances intimate 1515 III, IV | First, the names of simple ideas and substances, with the 1516 III, IV | substances, with the abstract ideas in the mind which they immediately 1517 III, IV | chapter.~3. Names of simple ideas and modes signify always 1518 III, IV | Secondly, The names of simple ideas and modes signify always 1519 III, IV | particular.~4. Names of simple ideas are undefinable. Thirdly, 1520 III, IV | Thirdly, The names of simple ideas are not capable of any definition; 1521 III, IV | the names of all complex ideas are. It has not, that I 1522 III, IV | nature of these signs and our ideas, as to deserve a more particular 1523 III, IV | from the nature of our ideas, and the signification of 1524 III, IV | of words being only the ideas they are made to stand for 1525 III, IV | good definition.~7. Simple ideas, why undefinable. This being 1526 III, IV | that the names of simple ideas, and those only, are incapable 1527 III, IV | definition, signifying several ideas, they can all together by 1528 III, IV | can in the names of simple ideas have no place.~8. Instances: 1529 III, IV | observing this difference in our ideas, and their names, has produced 1530 III, IV | some few of these simple ideas. For, as to the greatest 1531 III, IV | succeeded in defining simple ideas, whether by explaining their 1532 III, IV | itself, in all the simple ideas of one sense, are two ideas; 1533 III, IV | ideas of one sense, are two ideas; and two ideas so different 1534 III, IV | are two ideas; and two ideas so different and distant 1535 III, IV | properly light.~11. Simple ideas, why undefinable, further 1536 III, IV | further explained. Simple ideas, as has been shown, are 1537 III, IV | produce in us no other simple ideas than of those very sounds; 1538 III, IV | between them and those simple ideas which common use has made 1539 III, IV | tastes whereof he has the ideas already in his memory, imprinted 1540 III, IV | exciting in us other simple ideas by their known names; which 1541 III, IV | colours, and all other simple ideas, it is the same thing: for 1542 III, IV | produce either of those ideas in us, than the sound light 1543 III, IV | contrary shown in complex ideas, by instances of a statue 1544 III, IV | quite otherwise in complex ideas; which, consisting of several 1545 III, IV | standing for the several ideas that make that composition, 1546 III, IV | composition, to imprint complex ideas in the mind which were never 1547 III, IV | In such collections of ideas, passing under one name, 1548 III, IV | of our senses; and frame ideas suitable to those in other 1549 III, IV | stand for any such simple ideas, which he to whom the explication 1550 III, IV | because several of the simple ideas that make that complex one, 1551 III, IV | in his mind.~14. Complex ideas definable only when the 1552 III, IV | definable only when the simple ideas of which they consist have 1553 III, IV | from experience. Simple ideas, as has been shown, can 1554 III, IV | understand, the names of complex ideas that are made up of them. 1555 III, IV | definition.~15. Names of simple ideas of less doubtful meaning 1556 III, IV | though the names of simple ideas have not the help of definition 1557 III, IV | a multiplicity of simple ideas to be put together, which 1558 III, IV | the contrary, in simple ideas the whole signification 1559 III, IV | or uncertain.~16. Simple ideas have few ascents in linea 1560 III, IV | observed concerning simple ideas and their names, that they 1561 III, IV | several other such simple ideas, under one general name, 1562 III, IV | signifies no more but such ideas as are produced in the mind 1563 III, IV | sounds, and the like simple ideas, they do it by a word that 1564 III, IV | mind and introduce their ideas by more senses than one.~ 1565 III, IV | one.~17. Names of simple ideas not arbitrary, but perfectly 1566 III, IV | Sixthly, The names of simple ideas, substances, and mixed modes 1567 III, IV | of mixed modes stand for ideas perfectly arbitrary; those 1568 III, IV | latitude; and those of simple ideas are perfectly taken from 1569 III, IV | little from those of simple ideas. ~ 1570 III, V | modes stand for abstract ideas, as other general names. 1571 III, V | nothing but the abstract ideas in the mind, to which the 1572 III, V | common to them with other ideas: but if we take a little 1573 III, V | 2. First, The abstract ideas they stand for are made 1574 III, V | them, is, that the abstract ideas, or, if you please, the 1575 III, V | differ from those of simple ideas: in which sort the mind 1576 III, V | comformable. But, in its complex ideas of mixed modes, the mind 1577 III, V | so many distinct specific ideas; whilst others, that as 1578 III, V | making of these complex ideas consists; and that is not 1579 III, V | can doubt but that these ideas of mixed modes are made 1580 III, V | voluntary collection of ideas, put together in the mind, 1581 III, V | that this sort of complex ideas may be made, abstracted, 1582 III, V | existed. Who can doubt but the ideas of sacrilege or adultery 1583 III, V | several scattered independent ideas into one complex one; and, 1584 III, V | arbitrarily unites into complex ideas such as it finds convenient; 1585 III, V | connexion to a certain number of ideas, which in nature have no 1586 III, V | in the framing of these ideas, the mind searches not its 1587 III, V | in nature, nor refers the ideas it makes to the real existence 1588 III, V | But, though these complex ideas or essences of mixed modes 1589 III, V | all. Though these complex ideas be not always copied from 1590 III, V | the end for which abstract ideas are made: and though they 1591 III, V | be combinations made of ideas that are loose enough, and 1592 III, V | great variety of independent ideas collected into one complex 1593 III, V | combined into distinct complex ideas, and given names to; whilst 1594 III, V | would make distinct abstract ideas of all the varieties which 1595 III, V | and name so many complex ideas of these mixed modes as 1596 III, V | combination. But though the ideas of mother and daughter are 1597 III, V | to make several complex ideas, and given names to them, 1598 III, V | collected into specific ideas. This could not have happened 1599 III, V | amongst the names of complex ideas, especially of mixed modes, 1600 III, V | rendered by. There are no ideas more common and less compounded 1601 III, V | more evident than that the ideas a Roman annexed to these 1602 III, V | abstract and compounded ideas, such as are the greatest 1603 III, V | signifying such collections of ideas as it should often have 1604 III, V | makes those abstract complex ideas to which specific names 1605 III, V | the combination of simple ideas together, and makes it a 1606 III, V | loose parts of those complex ideas being made by the mind, 1607 III, V | vast variety of different ideas does the word triumphus 1608 III, V | essence, yet, since those ideas which are combined in it 1609 III, V | terminate in the abstract ideas of those virtues, and look 1610 III, V | or iron, whose specific ideas we consider not as barely 1611 III, V | original patterns of those ideas. But in mixed modes, at 1612 III, V | may learn why the complex ideas of mixed modes are commonly 1613 III, V | expressing in short those ideas it would make known to another, 1614 III, V | compounded and decompounded ideas. Thus the name of procession: 1615 III, V | great mixture of independent ideas of persons, habits, tapers, 1616 III, V | name? Whereas the complex ideas of the sorts of substances 1617 III, V | species. For, these abstract ideas being the workmanship of 1618 III, V | usually got before their ideas. This also may show us the 1619 III, V | modes are got before the ideas they stand for are perfectly 1620 III, V | being abstract complex ideas, made arbitrarily by the 1621 III, V | endeavour to frame these complex ideas: unless a man will fill 1622 III, V | company of abstract complex ideas, which, others having no 1623 III, V | pretty well provided for ideas which men have frequent 1624 III, V | modes before they have their ideas? What one of a thousand 1625 III, V | ever frames the abstract ideas of glory and ambition, before 1626 III, V | names of them? In simple ideas and substances I grant it 1627 III, V | otherwise, which, being such ideas as have a real existence 1628 III, V | and union in nature, the ideas and names are got one before 1629 III, V | sounds, and observe what ideas are or are not comprehended 1630 III, VI | made signs of such complex ideas wherein several particular 1631 III, VI | depend on such collections of ideas as men have made, and not 1632 III, VI | take but away the abstract ideas by which we sort individuals, 1633 III, VI | relate only to our abstract ideas, and the names annexed to 1634 III, VI | specific but our abstract ideas? And to talk of specific 1635 III, VI | without reference to general ideas in names, is to talk unintelligibly. 1636 III, VI | been said, our abstract ideas, which have names annexed 1637 III, VI | what is contained in those ideas.~6. Even the real essences 1638 III, VI | substances from those abstract ideas of them, which I call their 1639 III, VI | according to the complex ideas in us, and not according 1640 III, VI | collection of those sensible ideas which we observe in them; 1641 III, VI | further evident, from our ideas of finite spirits and of 1642 III, VI | further evident from our ideas of spirits. For the mind 1643 III, VI | operations, those simple ideas which it attributes to spirits, 1644 III, VI | attributing the same simple ideas which we have got from reflection 1645 III, VI | attributing, I say, those simple ideas to Him in an unlimited degree. 1646 III, VI | frame distinct specific ideas of them: not out of any 1647 III, VI | because having no more simple ideas (nor being able to frame 1648 III, VI | no very distinct specific ideas of spirits, except only 1649 III, VI | duration and all those other ideas with infinity; to the other 1650 III, VI | between GOD and them in our ideas, put any difference, by 1651 III, VI | by any number of simple ideas which we have of one and 1652 III, VI | infinity. All the particular ideas of existence, knowledge, 1653 III, VI | and motion, &c., being ideas derived from the operations 1654 III, VI | properties whereof we have no ideas, as the species of sensible 1655 III, VI | we have no clear distinct ideas.~13. The nominal essence 1656 III, VI | nothing but distinct complex ideas, with distinct names annexed 1657 III, VI | done by us according to the ideas that we have of them: which, 1658 III, VI | belong.~18. Men can have no ideas of real essences. Fourthly, 1659 III, VI | known; i.e. we ought to have ideas of them. But since we are 1660 III, VI | having framed perfect complex ideas of the properties of things 1661 III, VI | such a number of simple ideas as, by examination, we find 1662 III, VI | several distinct simple ideas that make them up, the confused 1663 III, VI | name man.~22. Our abstract ideas are to us the measures of 1664 III, VI | they are, only our abstract ideas, which we know; and not 1665 III, VI | various and uncertain in the ideas of different men. Since 1666 III, VI | measures than the complex ideas of our own collecting: and 1667 III, VI | precise number of simple ideas which make the nominal essence 1668 III, VI | necessary, First, that the ideas whereof it consists have 1669 III, VI | Secondly, that the particular ideas so united be exactly the 1670 III, VI | if two abstract complex ideas differ either in number 1671 III, VI | mind, in making its complex ideas of substances, only follows 1672 III, VI | gold, to be the complex ideas of any real substances; 1673 III, VI | therein copied nature; and of ideas so united made their complex 1674 III, VI | men may make what complex ideas they please, and give what 1675 III, VI | some degree conform their ideas to the things they would 1676 III, VI | affairs of life, if the ideas they stand for be not some 1677 III, VI | man, in making its complex ideas of substances, never puts 1678 III, VI | colour, for so presumptive ideas of several species, that 1679 III, VI | precise number of simple ideas or qualities belonging to 1680 III, VI | and how many, those simple ideas are, which are constantly 1681 III, VI | precise number of simple ideas, much less all those which 1682 III, VI | composition of those complex ideas are, in several men, very 1683 III, VI | substance but of the simple ideas that are united in it; and 1684 III, VI | several of those simple ideas; we make that collection 1685 III, VI | without enumerating the simple ideas that make it up; and so 1686 III, VI | putting in several simple ideas which others do not, according 1687 III, VI | 32. The more general our ideas of substances are, the more 1688 III, VI | If the number of simple ideas that make the nominal essence 1689 III, VI | genera. These are complex ideas designedly imperfect: and 1690 III, VI | purposely left out of generical ideas. For, as the mind, to make 1691 III, VI | the mind, to make general ideas comprehending several particulars, 1692 III, VI | make other yet more general ideas, that may comprehend different 1693 III, VI | new collection only such ideas as are common to several 1694 III, VI | they make their general ideas of substances; since there 1695 III, VI | in making their general ideas, seeking more the convenience 1696 III, VI | the framing their abstract ideas, chiefly pursued that end; 1697 III, VI | if these abstract general ideas be thought to be complete, 1698 III, VI | which partaked of those ideas, and he that had made a 1699 III, VI | who make those abstract ideas which are the nominal essences 1700 III, VI | make two different abstract ideas, consisting not exactly 1701 III, VI | signify not our abstract ideas, but something different 1702 III, VI | different collection of simple ideas, to which we have given 1703 III, VI | other, and distinct complex ideas to which those names belong, 1704 III, VI | to such precise complex ideas give names that shall prevail; 1705 III, VI | to them who have those ideas with names to them, and 1706 III, VI | sorts, by different abstract ideas, with general names annexed 1707 III, VI | in our minds by distinct ideas, and to others by distinct 1708 III, VI | all our several sorts of ideas, have proper names. This 1709 III, VI | all our several sorts of ideas have particular or proper 1710 III, VI | signified. Because in simple ideas, modes, and relations, it 1711 III, VI | and wherein the simple ideas that make up the complex 1712 III, VI | that make up the complex ideas designed by the name have 1713 III, VI | stripped of those abstract ideas we give them. I must beg 1714 III, VI | has of specific names and ideas a little more clear; and 1715 III, VI | to show how the complex ideas of modes are referred sometimes 1716 III, VI | the mind always refers its ideas of substances, either to 1717 III, VI | were two distinct complex ideas of mixed modes, with names 1718 III, VI | precise combination of simple ideas, different in one from the 1719 III, VI | a combination of simple ideas, which he, without any regard 1720 III, VI | one sound, all the simple ideas contained and united in 1721 III, VI | had, to make what complex ideas of mixed modes they pleased 1722 III, VI | names being to make our ideas within us known to others, 1723 III, VI | for something; for certain ideas, abstract ideas. they being 1724 III, VI | certain ideas, abstract ideas. they being general names; 1725 III, VI | general names; which abstract ideas were the essences of the 1726 III, VI | were obliged to conform the ideas in their minds, signified 1727 III, VI | signified by these names, to the ideas that they stood for in other 1728 III, VI | archetypes; and then indeed their ideas of these complex modes were 1729 III, VI | combinations of many simple ideas) not to be exactly conformable 1730 III, VI | exactly conformable to the ideas in other men’s minds, using 1731 III, VI | before, in forming those ideas of mixed modes to which 1732 III, VI | niouph. For there he put ideas together only by his own 1733 III, VI | agree to those his abstract ideas, without considering whether 1734 III, VI | inadequate.~48. The abstract ideas of substances always imperfect, 1735 III, VI | signifying nothing but the ideas they have, that which is 1736 III, VI | first to make any complex ideas of mixed modes by no other 1737 III, VI | necessity of conforming his ideas of substances to things 1738 III, VI | already with names for their ideas, and common use having appropriated 1739 III, VI | appropriated known names to certain ideas, an affected misapplication 1740 III, VI | necessary that we conform the ideas we make the vulgar words 1741 III, VII | words which are names of ideas in the mind, there are a 1742 III, VII | connexion that the mind gives to ideas, or to propositions, one 1743 III, VII | not only need signs of the ideas it has then before it, but 1744 III, VII | time, relating to those ideas. This it does several ways; 1745 III, VII | not enough that a man has ideas clear and distinct in his 1746 III, VII | themselves the names of any ideas are of such constant and 1747 III, VIII | light into the nature of our ideas, if they had been but considered 1748 III, VIII | a power to abstract its ideas, and so they become essences, 1749 III, VIII | propositions no two whole ideas can ever be affirmed one 1750 III, VIII | words, or names of abstract ideas, to be affirmed one of another. 1751 III, VIII | another; which abstract ideas, in substances, may be of 1752 III, VIII | show the difference of our ideas. This distinction of names 1753 III, VIII | also the difference of our ideas: for if we observe them, 1754 III, VIII | shall find that our simple ideas have all abstract as well 1755 III, VIII | The like also holds in our ideas of modes and relations; 1756 III, VIII | a reason. But as to our ideas of substances, we have very 1757 III, VIII | mankind, that they have no ideas of the real essences of 1758 III, VIII | have not names for such ideas: which no doubt they would 1759 III, VIII | therefore, though they had ideas enough to distinguish gold 1760 III, VIII | whereof they knew they had no ideas. And indeed it was only 1761 III, IX | indifferent signs of any ideas, a man may use what words 1762 III, IX | pleases to signify his own ideas to himself: and there will 1763 III, IX | communication of thoughts and ideas by words, as may serve for 1764 III, IX | is caused by the sort of ideas they stand for. The chief 1765 III, IX | natural connexion with our ideas, but have all their signification 1766 III, IX | has its cause more in the ideas they stand for than in any 1767 III, IX | words, is the difference of ideas they stand for.~5. Natural 1768 III, IX | mixed modes, and for our ideas of substances. Words having 1769 III, IX | be done where,~First, The ideas they stand for are very 1770 III, IX | up of a great number of ideas put together.~Secondly, 1771 III, IX | together.~Secondly, Where the ideas they stand for have no certain 1772 III, IX | standing for any simple ideas which another has not organs 1773 III, IX | to our several sorts of ideas: for if we examine them, 1774 III, IX | doubtful. First, because the ideas they stand for are so complex. 1775 III, IX | composition these complex ideas are often made up of. To 1776 III, IX | before one another their ideas, which is the end of discourse 1777 III, IX | s names of very compound ideas, such as for the most part 1778 III, IX | They are assemblages of ideas put together at the pleasure 1779 III, IX | as he thought fit those ideas he made it stand for; and 1780 III, IX | stand for collections of ideas which the mind makes at 1781 III, IX | the parts of those complex ideas which are not visible in 1782 III, IX | connexion with those other ideas that make up the complex 1783 III, IX | notions by, in such arbitrary ideas.~8. Common use, or propriety 1784 III, IX | words, nor determine to what ideas any one shall annex them, 1785 III, IX | the sign of far different ideas. Besides, the rule and measure 1786 III, IX | such kind of very complex ideas are naturally liable to 1787 III, IX | what the names of simple ideas or substances stand for, 1788 III, IX | then, to know what complex ideas they stand for, they are 1789 III, IX | have them stand for complex ideas different from those which 1790 III, IX | their minds the same complex ideas which they make them stand 1791 III, IX | words there is no end. These ideas of men’s making are, by 1792 III, IX | signification, because the ideas they stand for relate to 1793 III, IX | in nature to which those ideas are referred, and by which 1794 III, IX | reason, viz. because the ideas they stand for are supposed 1795 III, IX | standards made by Nature. In our ideas of substances we have not 1796 III, IX | Nature, suit our complex ideas to real existences, and 1797 III, IX | various meaning, if the ideas they stand for be referred 1798 III, IX | essences that we have no ideas of at all. And therefore 1799 III, IX | imperfectly. Secondly, The simple ideas that are found to co-exist 1800 III, IX | significations. Because these simple ideas that co-exist, and are united 1801 III, IX | yet frame very different ideas about it; and so the name 1802 III, IX | which make up the complex ideas, being most of them powers, 1803 III, IX | choose but have different ideas of the same substance, and 1804 III, IX | uncertain. For the complex ideas of substances, being made 1805 III, IX | follow, that the complex ideas of substances in men using 1806 III, IX | which, in some of its simple ideas, does not communicate with 1807 III, IX | more to one collection of ideas to be found in that body 1808 III, IX | 18. The names of simple ideas the least doubtful. From 1809 III, IX | that the names of simple ideas are, of all others, the 1810 III, IX | reasons. First, Because the ideas they stand for, being each 1811 III, IX | precise number of simple ideas that make them up are not 1812 III, IX | signification of the name of simple ideas. White and sweet, yellow 1813 III, IX | precise collection of simple ideas modesty or frugality stand 1814 III, IX | next to those of simple ideas, least liable to doubt and 1815 III, IX | have so clear and distinct ideas. Who ever that had a mind 1816 III, IX | general the least compounded ideas in every kind have the least 1817 III, IX | a few and obvious simple ideas, have usually names of no 1818 III, IX | a great number of simple ideas, are commonly of a very 1819 III, IX | substances, being annexed to ideas that are neither the real 1820 III, IX | original and composition of our ideas, I began to examine the 1821 III, IX | the thoughts, notions, and ideas of him that uses them, must 1822 III, IX | except the names of simple ideas, and some very obvious things) 1823 III, X | without any, or without clear ideas. First, In this kind the 1824 III, X | without clear and distinct ideas; or, which is worse, signs 1825 III, X | introduced without clear ideas annexed to them, even in 1826 III, X | for any clear and distinct ideas. These, for the most part, 1827 III, X | determinate collection of ideas annexed to them when they 1828 III, X | examine what are the precise ideas they stand for. I shall 1829 III, X | II. Other words, to which ideas were annexed at first, used 1830 III, X | scarce any clear and distinct ideas which they are annexed to, 1831 III, X | affixed to very important ideas, without any distinct meaning 1832 III, X | there are no determined ideas laid up in their minds, 1833 III, X | names before they have the ideas the names belong to. Men 1834 III, X | or had framed the complex ideas to which they were annexed, 1835 III, X | in their minds determined ideas, they use their words for 1836 III, X | numerous collections of ideas, not regularly and permanently 1837 III, X | one collection of simple ideas, and sometimes for another; 1838 III, X | intended for signs of my ideas, to make them known to others, 1839 III, X | different collections of simple ideas. If men should do so in 1840 III, X | stand for two distinct ideas, is plain to any one that 1841 III, X | constant notions of the ideas signified by those words; 1842 III, X | idea of body? For if the ideas these two terms stood for 1843 III, X | they are, the signs of our ideas only; and not for things 1844 III, X | And if men would tell what ideas they make their words stand 1845 III, X | essences of substances the ideas in our minds which those 1846 III, X | think change of our complex ideas of substances not to change 1847 III, X | in mixed modes any of the ideas that make the composition 1848 III, X | perfect collection of simple ideas, serves to design that sort 1849 III, X | nothing but the complex ideas they have in their minds 1850 III, X | make our names stand for ideas we have not, or (which is 1851 III, X | insinuates, as if we had ideas of these proposed essences. 1852 III, X | would make them stand for ideas which we have not, must 1853 III, X | annexed to them certain ideas, they are apt to imagine 1854 III, X | necessarily the same precise ideas. Whence presuming, that 1855 III, X | unsteady signs of their own ideas. And yet men think it strange, 1856 III, X | are few names of complex ideas which any two men use for 1857 III, X | require precise determinate ideas. And though men will not 1858 III, X | language: First, to convey our ideas. To conclude this consideration 1859 III, X | known one man’s thoughts or ideas to another; Secondly, to 1860 III, X | and lay not open one man’s ideas to another’s view: 1. When 1861 III, X | without any determinate ideas in their minds, whereof 1862 III, X | names of any language to ideas, to which the common use 1863 III, X | when they have complex ideas without having any distinct 1864 III, X | men’s words, when their ideas agree not to the reality 1865 III, X | has its original in our ideas, which are not so conformable 1866 III, X | First, when used without any ideas. First, He that hath words 1867 III, X | language, without distinct ideas in his mind to which he 1868 III, X | nothing else.~27. When complex ideas are without names annexed 1869 III, X | Secondly, He that has complex ideas, without particular names 1870 III, X | communicate his complex ideas, which he is therefore forced 1871 III, X | words of any language to ideas different from those to 1872 III, X | yet standing for other ideas than those they usually 1873 III, X | and filled his head with ideas which have not any correspondence 1874 III, X | that hath names without ideas, wants meaning in his words, 1875 III, X | sounds. He that hath complex ideas without names for them, 1876 III, X | that applies his names to ideas different from their common 1877 III, X | gibberish. And he that hath the ideas of substances disagreeing 1878 III, X | before, may have as true ideas of them, as of a horse or 1879 III, X | yet not have any precise ideas annexed in my thoughts to 1880 III, X | those names. 2. I may have ideas, and not know the names 1881 III, X | drunkenness. 3. I may have the ideas of virtues or vices, and 1882 III, X | relations, I cannot have ideas disagreeing to the existence 1883 III, X | for modes being complex ideas, made by the mind at pleasure, 1884 III, X | of my own making, these ideas can scarce be found to disagree 1885 III, X | am thought to have wrong ideas of them, when I give wrong 1886 III, X | them. Only if I put in my ideas of mixed modes or relations 1887 III, X | relations any inconsistent ideas together, I fill my head 1888 III, X | with chimeras; since such ideas, if well examined, cannot 1889 III, X | else but to insinuate wrong ideas, move the passions, and 1890 III, XI | but determined and uniform ideas, would be to think that 1891 III, XI | have clear and distinct ideas of: which is not to be expected 1892 III, XI | than sounds, whilst the ideas they annex to them are very 1893 III, XI | themselves to have but imperfect ideas of one or both of this sort 1894 III, XI | make their yet imperfect ideas of it more complete; by 1895 III, XI | examining whether all the simple ideas to which, combined together, 1896 III, XI | having both the same complex ideas to which they give these 1897 III, XI | whether all the simple ideas of the more general name 1898 III, XI | collections of the simple ideas they do or should stand 1899 III, XI | those that used them had no ideas in their minds to which 1900 III, XI | between any words and any ideas, these, and any other, may 1901 III, XI | writ by men who have no ideas in their minds to which 1902 III, XI | have distinct, determinate ideas annexed to words, especially 1903 III, XI | his words as signs of some ideas: those he annexes them to, 1904 III, XI | precise collection of simple ideas settled in the mind, with 1905 III, XI | nature, from whence their ideas are taken, as from their 1906 III, XI | last comes to the simple ideas that make it up: and unless 1907 III, XI | from settling the complex ideas of mixed modes so precisely 1908 III, XI | distinct and conformable ideas in words that stand for 1909 III, XI | required than barely determined ideas. In these the names must 1910 III, XI | To apply words to such ideas as common use has annexed 1911 III, XI | not enough that men have ideas, determined ideas, for which 1912 III, XI | men have ideas, determined ideas, for which they make these 1913 III, XI | as near as may be to such ideas as common use has annexed 1914 III, XI | current in, nor alter the ideas they are affixed to; or 1915 III, XI | knowledge, come to have ideas different from the vulgar 1916 III, XI | most names of very complex ideas); or where the term, being 1917 III, XI | that in three ways. As the ideas men’s words stand for are 1918 III, XI | way of making known the ideas they stand for, when there 1919 III, XI | see in the names of simple ideas, modes, and substances.~ 1920 III, XI | substances.~14. I. In simple ideas, either by synonymous terms, 1921 III, XI | them such combinations of ideas as the mind puts together 1922 III, XI | known, as those of simple ideas, by any showing: but, in 1923 III, XI | combinations of several ideas that the mind of man has 1924 III, XI | please, exactly know the ideas that go to each composition, 1925 III, XI | consequences about general ideas, he would no doubt be subject 1926 III, XI | philosophy: since they are about ideas in the mind, which are none 1927 III, XI | know the combination of ideas that are put together in 1928 III, XI | with certainty. For the ideas they stand for, being for 1929 III, XI | enumerating the several simple ideas which the mind has united, 1930 III, XI | sensible objects, to show the ideas which our names of this 1931 III, XI | names of sensible simple ideas, and also to some degree 1932 III, XI | substances, as they stand for the ideas we have of their distinct 1933 III, XI | which we suppose the other ideas which make up our complex 1934 III, XI | characteristical (as I may call them) ideas, in the sorts of animals 1935 III, XI | both together. Now,~20. Ideas of the leading qualities 1936 III, XI | ingredients of our specific ideas, and consequently the most 1937 III, XI | said of those other simple ideas, peculiar in their kind 1938 III, XI | substance; for which precise ideas there are no peculiar names. 1939 III, XI | belongs to that metal.~22. The Ideas of the powers of substances 1940 III, XI | because many of the simple ideas that make up our specific 1941 III, XI | that make up our specific ideas of substances are powers 1942 III, XI | enumerating those simple ideas, than by showing the substance 1943 III, XI | enumerating them, have the ideas of great ductility, fusibility, 1944 III, XI | bodies, (whose knowledge and ideas of these things are certainly 1945 III, XI | reaches not beyond our own ideas limited to our ways of perception. 1946 III, XI | flesh may have as clear ideas of the radical constitution 1947 III, XI | our conceptions.~24. IV Ideas of substances must be conformable 1948 III, XI | substances as they stand for our ideas, yet they leave them not 1949 III, XI | being not put barely for our ideas, but being made use of ultimately 1950 III, XI | things as well as with men’s ideas. And therefore, in substances, 1951 III, XI | as much as we can, our ideas of their distinct species; 1952 III, XI | such collections of simple ideas as do really exist in things 1953 III, XI | seldom frame determined ideas to be signified by them. 1954 III, XI | would set down those simple ideas wherein they observe the 1955 III, XI | established, and the precise ideas they stand for perfectly 1956 III, XI | false; no names of complex ideas having so settled determined 1957 III, XI | used for the same precise ideas. Nor is it a shame for a 1958 III, XI | supposed wholly ignorant of the ideas which are annexed to words 1959 III, XI | reduces itself at last to the ideas of particular men, proves 1960 III, XI | or ages, and settle truer ideas in men’s minds of several 1961 III, XI | have thereby no more true ideas of the fashion of those 1962 IV, I | knowledge conversant about our ideas only. Since the mind, in 1963 IV, I | immediate object but its own ideas, which it alone does or 1964 IV, I | agreement or disagreement of two ideas. Knowledge then seems to 1965 IV, I | repugnancy of any of our ideas. In this alone it consists. 1966 IV, I | perceive, that these two ideas do not agree? When we possess 1967 IV, I | identity, or diversity in ideas. First, As to the first 1968 IV, I | it has any sentiments or ideas at all, to perceive its 1969 IV, I | at all, to perceive its ideas; and so far as it perceives 1970 IV, I | it is; and all distinct ideas to disagree, i.e. the one 1971 IV, I | faculty is about particular ideas. A man infallibly knows, 1972 IV, I | them in his mind, that the ideas he calls white and round 1973 IV, I | white and round are the very ideas they are; and that they 1974 IV, I | that they are not other ideas which he calls red or square. 1975 IV, I | the mind perceives in its ideas; which it always perceives 1976 IV, I | about the names, and not the ideas themselves, whose identity 1977 IV, I | soon and clearly as the ideas themselves are; nor can 1978 IV, I | abstract relations between ideas. Secondly, the next sort 1979 IV, I | perceives in any of its ideas may, I think, be called 1980 IV, I | relation between any two ideas, of what kind soever, whether 1981 IV, I | For, since all distinct ideas must eternally be known 1982 IV, I | any relation between our ideas, and find out the agreement 1983 IV, I | disagreement to be found in our ideas, which the perception of 1984 IV, I | make concerning any of our ideas, all that we know or can 1985 IV, I | agreement or disagreement of our ideas, that they deserve well 1986 IV, I | disagreement of any of its ideas, or of the relation they 1987 IV, I | agreement or disagreement of the ideas whereof it consists; and 1988 IV, I | relation is between those ideas. And this is in all those 1989 IV, I | intuitive knowledge; where the ideas themselves, by an immediate 1990 IV, I | agreement or disagreement of the ideas in this case is not perceived, 1991 IV, I | of all the intermediate ideas whereby the agreement or 1992 IV, I | but by other intermediate ideas, that show the agreement 1993 IV, I | agreement or disagreement of the ideas contained in the proposition 1994 IV, I | The agreement of the two ideas joined in that proposition 1995 IV, I | the intervention of other ideas than those which at first 1996 IV, I | case, is always true; what ideas once agreed will always 1997 IV, I | perception, that the same ideas will eternally have the 1998 IV, I | admirable chain of intermediate ideas whereby he at first discovered 1999 IV, I | that wonderful connexion of ideas, is found to surpass most 2000 IV, I | saw the connexion of those ideas; as certainly as he knows