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" And if he were demanded what is it that Solidity and Extension inhere in, he would not be in a much better case than the Indian who, saying that the world was supported by a great elephant, was asked what the elephant rested on ? To which his answer was,... "
The Biographical History of Philosophy: From Its Origin in Greece Down to ... - Página 536
por George Henry Lewes - 1863
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An Essay Concerning Human Understanding: With the Author's Last Additions ...

John Locke - 1828 - 602 páginas
...solidity and extension adhere in, he would not be in a much better case than the Indian before-mentioned, who saying that the world was supported by a great...being again pressed to know what gave support to the broad-backed tortoise, replied, something, he knew not what. And tbus here, as in all other cases,...
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An essay concerning human understanding. To which are now first ..., Volumen2

John Locke - 1828 - 436 páginas
...solidity and extension adhere in, he would not be in a much better case than the Indian before-mentioned, who, saying that the world was supported by a great...being again pressed to know what gave support to the broad-backed tortoise, replied, something, he knew not what. .And thus here, as in all other cases...
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An Essay Concerning Human Understanding: To which are Now First ..., Volumen2

John Locke - 1828 - 424 páginas
...solidity and extension adhere in, he would not be in a much better case than the Indian before-mentioned, who, saying that the world was supported by a great...being again pressed to know what gave support to the broad-backed tortoise, replied, something, he knew not what. And thus here, as in all other cases where...
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Principles of Natural and Metaphysical Philosophy: Intended on a More ...

1829 - 150 páginas
...but the solid extended parts ; and if he were demanded what is it, that solidity and extension adhere in, he would not be in a much better case than the...being again pressed to know what gave support to the broad-backed tortoise, replied, something. And thus here as in all other cases, where we use words...
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An essay concerning human understanding. With the notes and illustr. of the ...

John Locke - 1849 - 588 páginas
...would not be in a much better case than the Indian before-mentioned, who, saying that the world wna supported by a great elephant, was asked, what the...being again pressed to know what gave support to the broad-backed tortoise, replied, something, he knew not what. And thus here, as in all other cases where...
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Locke's Essay on the Human Understanding

JOHN MURRAY - 1852 - 786 páginas
...supported by a great elephant, was asked " What the elephant rested on?" to which his answer was, "Agreat tortoise:" but being again pressed to know what gave support to the broad-backed tortoise, replied, "Something,—he knew not what." The idea, then, to which we give the...
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An essay concerning human understanding. With the notes and illustr. of the ...

John Locke - 1853 - 588 páginas
...solidity and extension inhere in," he would not be in a much better case than the Indian before mentioned, who, saying that the world was supported by a great...being again pressed to know what gave support to the broad-backed tortoise, replied, — something, he knew not •what. And thus here, as in all other...
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The Philosophical Works of John Locke, Volumen1

John Locke - 1854 - 560 páginas
...solidity and extension adhere in, he would not be in a much better case than the Indian before mentioned, who, saying that the world was supported by a great...being again pressed to know what gave support to the broad-backed tortoise, replied — something, he knew not what. And thus here, as in all other cases...
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Locke's essays. An essay concerning human understanding. And A treatise on ...

John Locke - 1854 - 536 páginas
...who, saying that the world was supported by a great elephant, was asked what the elephant rested on Î to which his answer was, a great tortoise. But being again pressed to know what gave support to the broad backed tortoise, replied, something, he knew not what. And thus here, as in all other cases where...
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The Biographical History of Philosophy from Its Origin in Greece ..., Volumen1

George Henry Lewes - 1857 - 838 páginas
...sensation and reflection. This is an example of how carelessly Locke has been read. He expressly tells us, in more places than one, that the idea of substance...broad-backed tortoise, replied, Something, he knew not what." have saved him all this trouble. Locke never for an instant supposed that the idea of space could have...
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