In a typical passage in the Intellectual Powers he asserts that when he has a conception of a centaur, the thing he conceives is an animal, and no idea is an animal; therefore, the thing he conceives is not an idea, but a centaur.
Tüüpilises lõigus teoses „Intellectual Powers“ kinnitab ta, et kui tal on kontseptsioon kentaurist, on see, mida ta ette kujutab, loom; mitte ükski idee ei ole loom, seega ei ole ettekujutatu mitte idee, vaid kentaur.