 | John Locke - Knowledge, Theory of - 1768 - 418 pages
...it ? Volition, 'tis plain, is an Act of the Mind, knowingly exerting that Dominion it takes itfelf to have over any Part of the Man, by employing it in, or with-holding it from any particular Action. And what is the Will, but the Faculty to do this \ And is that Faculty any thing more in effect than... | |
 | Thomas Reid - 1788 - 510 pages
...He defines volition to be, " An act of the mind knowingly " exerting that dominion it takes itfelf to have over any part " of the man, by employing it...or with-holding it from any " particular action." It may more briefly be defined, The determination of the mind to do, or not to do fomething which we... | |
 | Thomas Reid - 1788 - 518 pages
...him. He defines volition to be, " An ad of the mind knowingly " exerting that dominion it takes itfelf to have over any part " of the man, by employing it in, or with-holding it from any " particular adion." It may more briefly be defined, The determination of the mind to do, or not to do fomething... | |
 | John Locke - Knowledge, Theory of - 1796 - 556 pages
...wills it? Volition, it is plain, is an act of the mind knowingly exerting that dominion it takes itfelf to have over any part of the man, by employing it...in, or with-holding it from, any particular action. And what is the will, but the faculty to do this? And is that faculty any thing more in effect than... | |
 | John Locke - Knowledge, Theory of - 1801 - 340 pages
...wilt it? Volition, ir is plain, is an act of the mind knowingly exerting that dominion it takes itfelf to have over any part of the man, by employing it in or withholding it from any particular .action. And what is the will but the faculty to do this ? And is that faculty any thing more in effect than... | |
 | Philip Doddridge - 1803 - 624 pages
...agreeable, or evil, ie disagreeable. §21. 4. A power of forming volitions; which LOCKE defines to be the act of the mind knowingly exerting that dominion it...in, or with-holding it from any particular action : but what that exerting its dominion is, can only be known by consciousness. 6 J. a KCKE'I FJB. I.... | |
 | 1803 - 748 pages
...According to him, volition is " an afl of the mind knowingly exerting that dominion it takes itfelf to have over any part of the man, by employing- it...in, or withholding it from, any particular action." The definition given by Dr. Reid, though more concife, agrees exaftly with Locke's. " Volition," fays... | |
 | John Locke - Knowledge, Theory of - 1805 - 554 pages
...though a man would prefer flying to walking, yet who can say he ever wills it ? Volition, it is plain, is an act. of the mind knowingly exerting that dominion...in, or with-holding it from, any particular action. And what is the will, but the faculty to do this ? And is that faculty any thing more in effect than... | |
 | John Locke - Books and reading - 1806 - 390 pages
...wills it ? Volitw:t it is plain, is an aft of the mind knowingly exerting that dominion it takes itfelf to have over any part of the man, by employing it in, or withholding it from, any particular adlion. And what is the •will, but the faculty to do this ? And is that faculty any thing more in... | |
 | John Locke - Knowledge, Theory of - 1813 - 518 pages
...though a man would prefer flying to walking, yet who can say he ever wills it ? Volition, it is plain, is an act of the mind knowingly exerting that dominion...in, or withholding it from, any particular action. And what is the will, but the faculty to do this ? And is that faculty any thing more in effect than... | |
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Volition, it is plain, is an act of the mind knowingly exerting that dominion it takes itself to have over any part of the man, by employing it in, or withholding it from any particular action. 
