We sea but in part, and we know but in part, and therefore it is no wonder we conclude not right from our partial views. This might instruct the proudest esteemer of his own parts how useful it is to talk and consult with others, even such as... The conduct of the understanding - Page 8by John Locke - 1823 - 186 pagesFull view - About this book
| John Locke - Education - 1922 - 294 pages
...are not extended to all that has a connexion with it. From this defect I think no man is free. We see but in part, and we know but in part, and therefore...esteemer of his own parts, how useful it is to talk and 1 See Essay, Epistle to the Reader, and ii., chap. xxix., Thoughts, eec. 195. consult with others,... | |
| Jonathan Baldo - Drama - 1996 - 228 pages
...Abrams.14 For Locke "no man is free" from the defect of shortsightedness, since all "see but in part, and know but in part, and therefore it is no wonder we conclude not right from our partial views."15 Partiality is a ubiquitous condition, one that sets limits on our understanding as well as... | |
| Peter R. Anstey - Philosophy, British - 2003 - 232 pages
...or written, which they join (p. 211). 'We see but in part', Locke reminds us, again echoing St Paul, and we know but in part, and therefore it is no wonder...short of him in capacity, quickness, and penetration. (p. 208) These passages may suggest that even though we need interlocutors if we hope to acquaint ourselves... | |
| John Locke - Education - 1886 - 320 pages
...not extended to all that has a connection with it. From this defect I think no man is free. We see but in part, and we know but in part ; and therefore...in capacity, quickness and penetration ; for since none sees all, and we generally have different prospects of the same thing according to our different,... | |
| John Locke - Education - 1988 - 328 pages
...not extended to all that has a connection with it. From this defect I think no man is free. We see but in part, and we know but in part ; and therefore...in capacity, quickness and penetration ; for since none sees all, and we generally have different prospects of the same thing according to our different,... | |
| Therapeutics - 1892 - 724 pages
...not extended to all that has a connection with it. From this defect, I think no man is free. We see but in part, and we know but in part, and therefore it is no wonder that we conclude not right from our partial views. This might instruct the proudest esteemer of his... | |
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