I think evident, that we find in ourselves a power to begin or forbear, continue or end several actions of our minds, and motions of our bodies, barely by a thought or preference of the mind . ordering, or, as it were, commanding the doing or not doing... An Essay Concerning Human Understanding - Page 237by John Locke - 1823Full view - About this book
| John Locke - Philosophy - 1722 - 640 pages
...Power to begin or forbear, continue or end feveral Actions of our Minds, and Motions of out tno Fovers. Bodies, barely by a Thought or Preference of the Mind...or, as it were, commanding the doing or not doing fuch or fuch a particular Action. This Power which the Mind has thus to order the confideration of... | |
| John Wynne - Knowledge, Theory of - 1752 - 280 pages
...before at reft. We faid in our felves a Power to begin or forbear, continue or end fcveral aflions of our minds, and motions of our bodies, barely by a thought or preference of the mind. This power which the mind has thus to order the confideraiion of any idea, or the forbearing to confider... | |
| John Locke - Knowledge, Theory of - 1768 - 418 pages
...derftanding, ^n^ jn ourfelves a Power to begin or forbear, two Powers. continue or end feveral Actions of our Minds, and Motions of our Bodies, barely by a...ordering, or as it were commanding the doing or not doing fuch or fuch a particular Action. This Power, which the Mind has thus to order the Confideration of... | |
| Edward Bentham - Logic - 1773 - 164 pages
...is called the Will: By this power likewife we begin or forbear, continue or end feveral actions of our minds, and motions of our bodies, barely by a thought or preference of the foul, ordering, or, as it were, commanding the doing or not doing fuch or fuch a particular action.... | |
| John Wesley - Biography - 1782 - 728 pages
...Seft. 5-"\^7"E 6°^ in ourfelvei a power to begin or for* "^ bear, continue or end feveral aQions of our minds, and motions of our bodies, barely by a...or, as it were, commanding the doing or not doing fuch or fuch a particular aftion. This fewer which the mind has, thus to order the confideration of... | |
| Thomas Reid - 1788 - 518 pages
...adds, " That we find in " ourfelves a power to begin or forbear, continue or end feveral " actions of our minds and motions of our bodies, barely by a "...preference of the mind, ordering, or, as it were, CHAP, v^ " commanding the doing or not doing fuch a particular action. " This power which the mind... | |
| Thomas Reid - 1788 - 508 pages
...preference of the mind, ordering, or, as it were, CHAP. v.^ " commanding the doing or not doing fuch a particular action. " This power which the mind has thus to order the confidera" tion of any idea, or the forbearing to confider it, or to pre" fer the motion of any part... | |
| George Gregory - Philosophy - 1796 - 646 pages
...power to begin or forbear, continue or end fevcral aftions of our minds, and motions of our budies, barely by a thought or preference of the mind ordering,...or, as it were,' commanding the doing or not doing fuch or Inch a particular adlion. This power which the mind has thus to order the confideration of... | |
| English literature - 1797 - 494 pages
...begin or forbear, continue or end fiveral aaioiw of our minds, and motions of our bodies, barely by л thought or preference of the mind ordering, or, as it were, commanding the doing or not doing fuch or fucli a particular action. This power which the mind ha» thus to order the confidcratjon of... | |
| George Gregory - Natural history - 1798 - 580 pages
...evident, that we find in ourfelves a power to begin or forbear, continue or end feveral aftions of onr minds, and motions of our bodies, barely by a thought or preference of tlic mind ordering, or, as it were, commanding tka doing or not doing fuch or fuch a particular adlion.... | |
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