8

20r

37

Then the principle would be
the possible is like much of the actual.

1869 April 1.

What is taken -- the [present ??] -- of a class if it has any common
character -- that character probably belongs to the class, or to the majority
of it. or something like it And if what is known of the characters
of a thing belong to another thing, the second thing has most of
the characters of the first, probably.

The reason is that the parts compose the whole and therefore what
does not belong to a number of parts the majority of the whole does not belong
to the majority of the parts.

What does not belong to the most of the parts does not belong to the
parts taken [mostly ??], because the parts to be taken are all the
possible parts.

20r

37

Then the principle would be
the possible is like much of the actual.

1869 April 1.

What is taken -- the [present ??] -- of a class if it has any common
character -- that character probably belongs to the class, or to the majority
of it. or something like it And if what is known of the characters
of a thing belong to another thing, the second thing has most of
the characters of the first, probably.

The reason is that the parts compose the whole and therefore what
does not belong to a number of parts the majority of the whole does not belong
to the majority of the parts.

What does not belong to the most of the parts does not belong to the
parts taken [mostly ??], because the parts to be taken are all the
possible parts.