 | Robert Willis - 1870 - 704 pagina’s
...become an axiom to every one, and be reckoned among the number of common notions or self-evident truths. For by Substance would be understood that which is in itself and is conceived by itself, or that the conception of which requires not the conception of any other thing ; and by... | |
 | Constance E. Plumptre - 1879 - 366 pagina’s
...become an axiom to every one, and be reckoned among the number of common notions or selfevident truths. For by substance would be understood that which is in itself and is conceived by itself, or that the conception of which requires not the conception of any other thing ; and by... | |
 | Constance E. Plumptre - 1879 - 364 pagina’s
...become an axiom to every one, and be reckoned among the number of common notions or selfevident truths. For by substance would be understood that which is in itself and is conceived by itself, or that the conception of which requires not the conception of any other thing ; and by... | |
 | Benedictus de Spinoza - 1883 - 354 pagina’s
...indeed this proposition would be considered by all to be axiomatic, and reckoned amongst common notions. For by " substance " would be understood that which is in itself and is conceived through itself, or, in other words, that, the knowledge of which does not need the knowledge of another thing. But... | |
 | Popular encyclopedia - 1885 - 498 pagina’s
...in its own nature which can be bounded by another of the same nature. 3. By substance I understand that which is in itself, and is conceived through itself; that is, that whose conception does not require the conception of another thing by which it must be formed.... | |
 | Benedictus de Spinoza - 1891 - 470 pagina’s
...ignorant of true causes, make complete confusion—think that trees might talk just as well aa men—that men might be formed from stones as well as from seed;...that which is in itself, and is conceived through itself—that is, something of which the conception requires not the conception of anything else; whereas... | |
 | Benedictus de Spinoza - 1901 - 478 pagina’s
...what difficulty the latter presents. It runs, if I mistake not, as follows : " By substance I mean that, which is in itself and is conceived through itself ; that is, of which the conception does not involve the conception of anything else. By attribute I mean the same... | |
 | Alfred Caldecott, Hugh Ross Mackintosh - 1904 - 506 pagina’s
...not limited by a thought, nor a thought by a body. 3. By Substance, I understand that which exists in itself, and is conceived through itself ; that is, something of which the conception needs for its formation the conception of no other thing. 4. By Attribute, I understand that which... | |
 | James Iverach - 1904 - 280 pagina’s
...particular nature aforesaid." This is from Letter 27, in which he had written : " By Substance I mean that which is in itself and is conceived through itself, that is, of which the conception does not involve the conception of anything else." The definition of the Ethics... | |
 | E.E. Harris - 1973 - 296 pagina’s
...than its own nature (or essence) is needed for it to exist. Substance is then defined (Def. II) as "that which is in itself and is conceived through itself; that is, the conception of which does not need the conception of anything else from which it must be formed."... | |
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substance" would be understood that which is in itself and is conceived through itself, or, in other words, that, the knowledge of which does not need the knowledge of another thing. But by "modifications... 
