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Show ContentJ. II. Thirdly, Propriety. n. FoNrthly , io make known their meani11g. IJ· And tbat three ways. 14- Firjl, In jimple Ueus /Jy Jjnony· mous termr or {heiVing. 1 S. Secondly, i• mixed Modes bJ deft· nit ion. 16. Morality capaUe of Demonf/ra· tion. 17. Definitions can make moral Di{courfes citar. 18. And is the only '"'!!'· 19. Thirdly, InSutjlances, /;y fhewing and defining. 10, 11, Ideas of the leading Qf_talities of Subjlances, are hfl got by /hewing. n. Jl;e Ideas of tbeir Powers hji!Jy Definition. 13. A Rejlexion on the Knowledge of Spirits. 14• Ideas al{o of Suf,Jiances mujl h conformable to Things. 1. S. Not eafie to be made fo. 1.6. Fifthly, Remedy,Conjla11cy in their fignijicat ion. •7· W8ere it ougbt to be explai11ed, wben varied. BOOK IV. CHAP. I. Of l\!10wledge in general. SECT. · I• Our Knowledge con'IJerfant abONt our Ideas. \ 1.. Kno1vledge is the Perception of the Agreement or Dijagreement of two Ideas. 3· Thid Agr<ement four-fold. 4· Firjl, of Identity or Diwrjity. 5· Secondly, Relatiw. 6.1hirdly, of Co-exif/ence. 7· Fourthly, of real Exif/ence. 8. Knowledge aflual or ha/Jitual. 9· Ha~itual Knowledge two-fold. CHAP. II. Oftbe Vegrees of our I(noll>ledge. !iECT. x.lntuitive. 2.. Demonflrative. J· Depends en Proofs. 4· But not fo eajie. 5. Not withont preudent doubt. 6. Not fo clear. 7· Eocb f/ep muff ba'IJe intuiti'IJe E'IJidenct. 8. Hence the mi(lake, ex prxcogni• tis, & prxconceffis. 9· Demonf/ration not limited t1 quantity. 10···1 J. Why it bas he11 fo thougbt. 14. Senjitlve 'Knowledge of particular. Exif/ence. t 5· knowledge not alw'!)'S clear where the !dear are jo. ' CHAP. III .. Of the Bxtent of Humane J\!lowledge. SECT. 1. Firf/, No farther than we ha'IJe !dear. 1.. Secondly, No farther tban we can perceivetheir Agreement or Difa· greement. 3· lhirdly, htuiti'IJe Knowledg extends it felf wot to all the Rela· tions of all our Ide«s. 4· Fourthly, Nor demoNf/rativeKnow· ledge. · S· Fijibly, Senjitiw Knowledge nar· roHJer tban eitber. 6. Sixtbly, Our Knowledge tl;uefore Harrower tbanour !dear. 7· H01" far our Knowledge uacl;es. 8. Firfl, Our Knowledge of !dent if)" -~ ty an(! Diverjity, us far as our Ideas. 9· Secondly, Of Co-exijlence a 'IJery . .little JV'!)'. • 10. Becaufe tbe connexion between mofl jimple Jde~s is. unknown. rr. EfPecial!y of Secondary Qyalities. n---r4. And farther,hcaufe all connexion between any [econdar1 aud prima· ry ~alities is undifeo'IJerable. 15. Of Repugnancy to co·exijllarger. 16. Of the Co-exiflence of Powers a 'IJery little W'!)'· 17. Of tbe SpiritJyet narrower. 18. Tbirdly, Of otber Relations it is not eajie to fay boiJ Jar .. Morality capable of Demonjlration. 19. Two Tbings have made moral Ideas tbougbt uncapaUe of Demonjlration. Their Complextdnefs, and wa•t of Jenjible Reprefentations. 10. Remedies of thofe Dif!icultier. 1J. Fourtbly, of re.al Exif/ence we have an inttiiti7Je KnoJV!edge of our own, demon}lrative of Gotts, fenjible of fome few otber 1hings. 2.1.. Gur Ignorance great. 7. 3· Firj/,OneCaufeof it want of !dear, eitber [uch ar we ·ha"!~ no ~ Conce· ption of, or fuc!Jc~s par/Jcularly we /;ave not .• '>+ Becaufe of their Reinotenefs, or, 1.5. Becauft of their Minutenefs. 1.6. Hence no Science of Bodies. 17. Mucb lejs of SpiritS. \ 1. 8. 'secoNdly, Want of a difeo".J<raUe cmmexio1t berween Ideas wt ha7le. 19. ln.f/auces. . 30. Tbirdly,Want of t-racmgour Ideas. 3 1. Extent in rcJPeH of 'l/ltJVerjalJty. CHAP. IV. Of the !JI.!ality of our I(noll>ledge. SECT. 1. Objeflion , Knowledge placed in Ideas m'!)' be all/Jare Pi{ion. 1., 3· Anjiver, Not {o, wbere Ideas flgree with 1hi•gs. 4. As, Firf/, All fimple Icleas do. 5· Secondly, All complex Ideas, ex· cepl of Subf/ances • 6. Hence the Reality of mat/;emati· cat K'ltowledge. 7. And of moral. ~. EfiJI.ence not rr1uired to make it ' real. . . . I 9• Nor rt~i/1 it be)tifi 'true or certaiJI becaufe moral !dens are of our oz& making and naming. 10 . . Mifnaming dijlurbs not tbe Cet· t-r>inty of the Knowledge. II. Ideas of Sub.jl1nccs bt~'IJC th<ir Archetypes wit bout us. u ~ So fa~ ar they agr!e with thofe, [o far our Knowledge concerning tbem is real. IJ. In 'our Enq11iries •bout Su/;flanc~ s, we muff confider lt!eas, and > not confine our 1/Joughts to Namrs or Species Jitppojed Jet out by Names. '· ' 14--·1 7· Obje[lion agalnft a Cbangeling , · being fomething;/;etween Man and Beaff anfivered. 11. &capitu_lation. I 'CHAP; v. ' \ ' O{Trutl,' ii1 General SECT> .• 1-"What Truth is. •· A rigbt joining, or feparat ing of · Signs; i. C; Ideas or Words. l· #'hi<·h make mental or 'IJerhal Propojitionr. '4· Mental Propo(rtions are'IJr!ry hard to be treated of 5 Being notbinfl, but tbe joining, or 1 Jeparating Ideas without Words. 6. Wben m~ntal Propofitions contain real lrutb, a;td when verbtd. 7. ObjeHion againjl-verhlTruth,that it may /;e tbu.r a/chimerical. 8. Anjivered real Truth is about !dear agreeing to 7bings. 9· Faljhood is the joining of Names othmvife than tbeir Ideas agree. 10. General Propojitions to be treaud of more at large. 1 r. Moral and metaphyjical1tutb. Ccc 1 CHAP. |
