It is evident the mind knows not things immediately, but only by the intervention of the ideas it has of them. Our knowledge therefore is real only so far as there is a conformity between our ideas and the reality of things. An Essay Concerning Human Understanding - Page 127by John Locke - 1805 - 510 pagesFull view - About this book
| Noah Porter - History - 1869 - 752 pages
...definitions : "The mind knows not things immedialely, but only by the intervention of the ideas it has of them. Our knowledge, therefore, is real only so...conformity between our ideas and the reality of things" (R. IT. c. iv. $ 3). This language scema at first to assert as plainly as possible the view, that it... | |
| George Henry Lewes - Philosophy - 1871 - 798 pages
...is evident that the mind knows not things immediately, but only by the intervention of ideas it has of them. Our knowledge therefore is real only so far...nothing but its own ideas, know that they agree with the things themselves ? ' Thus has he stated the problem which was solved by Idealism on the one hand,... | |
| Charles John Smith - English language - 1871 - 630 pages
...and the prerogative of fixing this standard our ancient law vested in the crown." — Jilackstone. " Our knowledge therefore is real only so far as there...ideas and the reality of things. But what shall be the criterion? How shall the mind, when it perceives nothing but its own ideas, STARE. ( 57° ) know... | |
| Noah Porter - Intellect - 1871 - 592 pages
...definition : " The mind knows not things immediately, but only by the intervention of the ideas it has of them. Our knowledge, therefore, is real only so...conformity between our ideas and the reality of things" (Essay, B. iv. c. iv. $ 3). Of the relation of these " ideas" to their correspondent qualities or objects,... | |
| Noah Porter - Intellect - 1871 - 604 pages
...definition : " The mind knows not things immediately, but only by tho intervention of tho ideas it has of them. Our knowledge, therefore, is real only so...far as there is a conformity between our ideas and tho reality of things " (Essay, B. iv. c. iv. \ 3). Of the relation of these " ideas " to their correspondent... | |
| Noah Porter - Intellect - 1873 - 730 pages
...mind knows not. things immediately, but only by the intervention of tlie Ideas it has of them. <>ur knowledge, therefore, is real only so far as there Is a conformity between our ideas and tho reality of tvii gs" (R iv. c. iv. < 3). This language seems at first to nscert aw plainly as possible... | |
| David Hume - Knowledge, Theory of - 1874 - 604 pages
...3. evident the mind knows not things immediately, but only by the intervention of the ideas it has of them. Our knowledge therefore is real only so far...ideas, know that they agree with things themselves ? ' (Book iv. chap. iv. sec. 3.) It knows this, he proceeds to show, in the case of simple ideas, because... | |
| David Hume - Knowledge, Theory of - 1874 - 604 pages
...evident the mind knows not things immediately, but only by answer. the intervention of the ideas it has of them. Our knowledge therefore is real only so far...ideas, know that they agree with things themselves ? ' (Book iv. chap. iv. sec. 3.) It knows this, he proceeds to show, in the case of simple ideas, because... | |
| Noah Porter - Intellect - 1874 - 592 pages
...definition : . "The mind knows not things immediately, but only by the intervention of tho ideas it has of them. Our knowledge, therefore, is real only so...conformity between our ideas and the reality of things" (Essay, B. iv. c. iv. § 3). Of the relation of these "ideas" to thcir correspondent qualities or objects,... | |
| George Berkeley - Idealism - 1874 - 430 pages
...know only our ideas and infer the existence of things. He goes on to say, 'Our knowledge is therefore real only so far as there is a conformity between our ideas and the reality of things.' He ought to have said, to be consistent with himself, our inferences therefore as to things are correct... | |
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