... calling the first Idols of the Tribe, the second Idols of the Den, the third Idols of the Market, the fourth Idols of the Theatre. 40. The information of notions and axioms on the foundation of ... the farther we go; for instance, the sum of the first six terms of the geometrical progression is 126 , whereas the sum of the first six terms of the arithmetical progression is only 42, the ... asserted to be the standard of things; on the contrary, all the perceptions both of the senses and the mind bear reference to man and not to the Universe, and the human mind resembles these uneven...