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8 July 1814 3

Plenary Introd

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Falsehood then or nonsense is the only import, of which, abstracted from all relation to any proposition having for its subject the name of some real entity, a proposition having for its subject the name of a fictitious entity is susceptible

8 Setting aside its relation to a proposition

having for its

subject a real entity, a do having for do a fictitious do is but falsehood or nonsense.

By this term apphension, incontestable as it is no imputation, it will presently be seen can possibly be found to attach upon any person on the ground of the use which in the time of his discourse he made makes of terms significative of, and propositions constructed out of names of fictitious entities. To the To any carrying on of any discourse having for its matter terms any matter considerably different from that the matter of the sort of discourse which the inferior animals hold with one another, names of fictitious are not less necessary than names of fictit real entities.

9 No imputation is to be conveyed in the use of fictitious entity propositions Fictitious entity propositions are necessary to all discourse other of the such as might be carried on by inferior animals.

By an short observation human comprehension the necessity of the language of fictitious entities to the purposes every purpose of rational discourse will be rendered sufficiently apparent. As to the greatest part of it, to all discourse having for its subject the state of the human mind, the word operation which it is capable in the habit of performing, and the most distinguishable parts into which it is capable of being represented as divisible, and the modification of which it is susceptible — names of fictitious entities and propositions having for their subject names of fictitious entities, in a word fictitious entity language is are effectually and indispensably necessary.

10 The discourse having for its subject the state of in any operations of the mind fictitious entity discourse is necessary, real entity do being inapplicable.

Identifier: | JB/014/024/001"JB/" can not be assigned to a declared number type with value 14.
Date_1	1815-07-08	Marginal Summary Numbering	8-10
Box	014	Main Headings	table of the springs of action
Folio number	024	Info in main headings field	springs
Image	001	Titles
Category	text sheet	Number of Pages	1
Recto/Verso	recto	Page Numbering	d3 / e3 / f3
Penner	jeremy bentham	Watermarks	1811
Marginals	jeremy bentham	Paper Producer
Corrections		Paper Produced in Year	1811
Notes public		ID Number	4787
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