Qu. What becomes of the æternæ veritates? Ans. They vanish[154].
I.
But, say you, I find it difficult to look beneath the words and uncover my ideas. Say I, Use will make it easy. In the sequel of my Book the cause of this difficulty shall be more clearly made out.
I.
To view the deformity of error we need onely undress it.
E.
“Cogito ergo sum.” Tautology. No mental proposition answering thereto.
N. Mo.
Knowledge, or certainty, or perception of agreement of ideas—as to identity and diversity, and real existence, vanisheth; of relation, becometh merely nominal; of co-existence, remaineth. Locke thought in this latter our knowledge was little or nothing. Whereas in this only real knowledge seemeth to be found[155].
P.