...universal belong not to the real existthe under, ence o f tilings ; but are the inventions and standing.. creatures of the understanding, made by it for its own use, and concern only signs, whether word; or ideas. Words are general, as has been said, when used for signs of general ideas,...

...them. ' Nothing can be more true than what Mr. Locke himself confesses, that " general and uni" versal belong not to the real existence of things, " but are the inventions and creatures of the un" derstariding, made by it for it's own use, and " concern only signs, whether words or ideas*."...

...them. Nothing can be more true than what Mr. Locke himself confesses, that " general and uni" versal belong not to the real existence of things, " but are the inventions and creatures of the un" derstanding, made by it for it's own use, and " concern only signs, whether words or ideas*." On...

...what has " been said, that general and universal belong not to the re" al existence of things, but are inventions and creatures of ' the understanding, made by it for its own use, and con" cern only signs, whether words or ideas. Words are " general, as has been said, when used for...

...general, when they are set up '*' as the representatives of many particular things ; but uni*' versality belongs not to things themselves, which are all <* of them particular in iheir existence ; even those words " and ideas which in their signification are general. , When, "...

...ideas are general, " when they are set up as the representatives of many particular " things : but universality belongs not to things themselves, " which are all of them particular in their existence; even those " words and ideas which in their signification are general. — " When, therefore, we quit...

...return to general words, it is plain by what has been said, that general and universal belong not to real existence of things: but are the inventions and creatures of the understnnding,made by it for its own use, anil concern only signs, whether words or ideas. Words are...

...the Nominalist-. " To return to general words, it is plain, by what has been said, that general ami " universal belong not to the real existence of things,...understanding, made by it for its own use, and concern only u whether words or ideas. Words are general, as has been said, when used for " signs of general ideas,...

...ascribed to the Nominalists. " To return to general words, it is plain, by what hus been said, that general and << universal belong not to the real existence of things, but ate the inventions ami " creatures of the understanding, made by it fo: its own use, and concern only...

...widely his opinion « To return to the general words, it is plain, by what has been said, that gene" ral and universal belong not to the real existence of...of the understanding, made by it for its own use, »nd concern only " signs of general ideas, and are so applicable indifferently to many particular...