E2P27D

Demonstration — Part II

Latin

Quælibet idea cujuscunque affectionis humani corporis eatenus naturam corporis humani involvit quatenus ipsum humanum corpus certo quodam modo affici consideratur (vide propositionem 16 hujus). At quatenus corpus humanum individuum est quod multis aliis modis affici potest, ejus idea etc. Vide demonstrationem propositionis 25 hujus.

English (Elwes 1883)

Every idea of a modification of the human body involves the nature of the human body, in so far as the human body is regarded as affected in a given manner (II. xvi.). But, inasmuch as the human body is an individual which may be affected in many other ways, the idea of the said modification, &c. Q.E.D.

Modern English

Every idea of any affection of the human body involves the nature of the human body insofar as the human body is considered as affected in a certain way (E2P16). But insofar as the human body is an individual that can be affected in many other ways, its idea... — see the demonstration of Proposition 25.

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Propositions

Demonstrations