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Scholium — Part II

Latin

Idea quæ naturam mentis humanæ constituit, demonstratur eodem modo non esse, in se sola considerata, clara et distincta, ut etiam idea mentis humanæ et ideæ idearum affectionum corporis humani quatenus ad solam mentem referuntur, quod unusquisque facile videre potest.

English (Elwes 1883)

The idea which constitutes the nature of the human mind is, in the same manner, proved not to be, when considered in itself alone, clear and distinct; as also is the case with the idea of the human mind, and the ideas of the ideas of the modifications of the human body, in so far as they are referred to the mind only, as everyone may easily see.

Modern English

The idea that constitutes the nature of the human mind is likewise shown, when considered in itself alone, not to be clear and distinct. So too with the idea of the human mind and the ideas of the ideas of the affections of the human body, insofar as they are referred to the mind alone, as everyone can easily see.