7 July 1821

Logic

Ch. 3

Entities classified

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An entity is a denomination, in the import of which every subject matter of discourse for the designation of which the grammatical part of speech called a noun substantive is employed, may be comprised.

Entities may be distinguished into 1. perceptible, 2. inferential.

A perceptible entity is every entity the existence of which is made known to human & other beings by the immediate testimony of one or more of their senses. (a)

An inferential entity is an entity which at this /in these/ time of day at least is not made known to human beings in general, by the testimony of sense, but is informed from a chain of reasoning.

An Inferential entity is either human or super human.

A human inferential entity is the soul of man, considered as existing in a state of separation from the body - a superhuman entity is either supreme or subordinate, the supreme, superhuman, inferential entity is God. A subordinate superhuman entity is either good or bad. A good subordinate, superhuman inferential entity is an angel.

A bad subordinate, superhuman, inferential entity is a devil.

(a) see another page