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3. Space and extension.
This space, considered barely in length between any two beings, without considering anything else between them, is called distance: if considered in length, breadth, and thickness, I think it may be called capacity. (The term extension is usually applied to it in what manner soever considered.)
Chapter XIII
Complex Ideas of Simple Modes:--and First, of the Simple Modes of the Idea of
Space An essay concerning human understanding | ||