T 1.1.7.7 n5
SBN 637 · cited directly by 2 papers, reached by 1 more through page or section ranges
'Tis evident, that even different simple ideas may have a similarity or resemblance to each other; nor is it necessary, that the point or circumstance of resemblance shou'd be distinct or separable from that in which they differ. Blue and green are different simple ideas, but are more resembling that blue and scarlet; tho' their perfect simplicity excludes all possibility of separation or distinction. 'Tis the same case with particular sounds, and tastes and smells. These admit of infinite resemblances upon the general appearance and comparison, without having any common circumstance the same. And of this we may be certain, even from the very abstract terms simple idea. They comprehend all simple ideas under them. These resemble each other in their simplicity. And yet from their very nature, which excludes all composition, this circumstance, in which they resemble, is not distinguishable nor separable from the rest. 'Tis the same case with all the degrees in any quality. They are all resembling, and yet the quality, in any individual, is not distinct from the degree.
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2 of 3 papers cite this paragraph directly; the rest reach it through a page or section range. Snippets are the words around each citation.
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| Garrett 1981 | (T637) this paragraph Citation pattern | …may resemble each other is itself a separate or distinct perception; if it were, he notes (T637), simple perceptions… |
| Hatfield 2009 | (Treatise, 637) this paragraph Citation pattern | … knowledge of the greater similarity between blue and green than between blue and scarlet (Treatise, 637). As Frasca-Spada ex… |
| Ainslie 2009 | T 1.1.7 T 1.1.7 (20 paragraphs) Citation pattern | …an is sometimes assumed. Most obviously, as Hume shows his treatment of general thoughts (T 1.1.7), our tendency to a… |