E2P11

Proposition — Part II

Latin

Primum quod actuale mentis humanæ esse constituit, nihil aliud est quam idea rei alicujus singularis actu existentis.

English (Elwes 1883)

The first element, which constitutes the actual being of the human mind, is the idea of some particular thing actually existing.

Modern English

The first thing that constitutes the actual being of the human mind is nothing other than the idea of a singular thing that actually exists.