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" For methinks the understanding is not much unlike a closet wholly shut from light, with only some little opening left to let in external visible resemblances or ideas of things without: would the pictures coming into such a dark room but stay there, and... "
An Essay Concerning Human Understanding - Page 142
by John Locke - 1805 - 510 pages
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The Works of John Locke, Esq, Volume 1

John Locke - Philosophy - 1722 - 640 pages
...Paflages that . I can find of Knowledg to the Underftanding. Thefe alone, as far as I can difcover, are the Windows by which Light is let into this dark Room : For methinks the Underftanding is not much unlike a Clofet wholly (hut from Light, With only fome little opening left,...
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An Essay Concerning Human Understanding: In Four Books, Volume 1

John Locke - Knowledge, Theory of - 1768 - 418 pages
...Paffages that I can find of Knowledge to the Underftanding. Thefe alone, as far as I can difcover, are the Windows by which Light is let into this Dark Room. For, me-1 thinks the Under/landing is not much unlike a Clofet, wholly1 ihut from Light, with only fome...
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An Essay Concerning Human Understanding, Volume 1

John Locke - Knowledge, Theory of - 1796 - 560 pages
...paflagcs that 1 can find of knowledge to the underftanding. Thcfe alone as far as I can difcover, arc the windows by which light is let into this dark room : for methinks the underftanding is not much unlike a clofet wholly fhut from light, with only fome little opening left,...
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An Essay Concerning Human Understanding; with Thoughts on the ..., Volume 1

John Locke - Knowledge, Theory of - 1801 - 340 pages
...paflages that I can find of knowledge to the underftanding. Thefe alone, as far as I can difcover, are the windows by which light is let into this dark room; for methinks the underftanding is not much unlike a clofet wholly fhut- from light, with only fome little opening left,...
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An Essay Concerning Human Understanding: With Thoughts on the Conduct of ...

John Locke - 1801 - 950 pages
...paflages that I can find of knowledge to the underftancling. Thefe alone, as far as I can difcover, are the windows by which light is let into this dark room-, for methinks the underftanding is not much unlike a clofet wholly fhut from light, with only fome little opening left,...
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An Essay Concerning Human Understanding, Volume 1

John Locke - Knowledge, Theory of - 1805 - 562 pages
...quire, and therefore cannot but confess h^re again, that external and internal sensation are the only passages that I can find of knowledge to the understanding....resemblances, or ideas of things without: would the pictures coining into sucli a dark room but stay there, and lie so orderly Darkroom §• ^7- I pretend not...
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An Essay Concerning Human Understanding, Volume 1

John Locke - Books and reading - 1806 - 390 pages
...paffages that I can find of knowledge to the underftanding. Thefe alone, as far as I can difcover, are the windows by which light is let into this dark...for methinks the understanding is not much unlike a clofet wholly fhut from light, with only fome little opening left, to let in external vifible refemblances,...
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Philosophical Essays

Dugald Stewart - Philosophy - 1811 - 590 pages
...again, that external and internal sen" sation are the only passages that I can find of know" ledge to the understanding. These alone, as far as I -'...closet, wholly shut from light, with only " some little openings left, to let in external visible re" semblances, or ideas of things without; would the pic"...
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An Essay Concerning Human Understanding, Volume 1

John Locke - Knowledge, Theory of - 1813 - 518 pages
...inquire, and therefore cannot but confess here again, that external and internal sensation are the only passages that I can find of knowledge to the understanding....are the windows by which light is let into this dark rtom : for methinks the understanding is not much Unlike a closet wholly shut from light, with only...
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Elements of the Philosophy of the Human Mind, Volume 1

Dugald Stewart - Psychology - 1814 - 528 pages
...external objects, by a similitude " very much resembling that of the cave. — " Methinks," says he, " the understanding is not much unlike a closet, " wholly...ideas of things " without. Would the pictures coming into such a dark " room but stay there, and lie so orderly as to be found " upon occasion, it would...
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