Some, perhaps, may think the sense of seeing doth furnish them with the idea of pure space; but it is plain from what we have elsewhere shown, that the ideas of space and distance are not obtained by that sense.
What is here laid down seems to put an end to all those disputes and difficulties that have sprung up amongst the learned concerning the nature of pure Space.
And perhaps, if we inquire narrowly, we shall find we cannot even frame an idea of pure Space exclusive of all body.
Now, if my certitude is perfect in the case in which I reason on pure space determinations, must I not suppose that, in the other cases, the certitude is greater the nearer it approaches this extreme case?
Some, perhaps, may think the sense of seeing doth furnish them with the idea of pure space; but it is plain from what we have elsewhere shewn, that the ideas of space and distance are not obtained by that sense.
What is here laid down seems to put an end to all those disputes and difficulties that have sprung up amongst the learned concerning the nature of pure Space.
And perhaps, if we inquire narrowly, we shall find we cannot even frame an idea of pure Space exclusive of all body.
We can conceive extension in a body acting on another body, or in pure space; in the sun which enlightens and warms the world, or in the vague dimensions of an empty immensity.
If we admit that continuity has no external object either in pure space or in bodies, what becomes of the corporeal world?
But neither of these ways of separation, whether real or mental, is, as I think, compatible to pure space.
The above list will hopefully provide you with a few useful examples demonstrating the appropriate usage of "pure space" in a variety of sentences. We hope that you will now be able to make sentences using this group of words.
