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" For when the ball obeys the stroke of a billiard-stick, it is not any action of the ball, but bare passion : also when by impulse it sets another ball in motion that lay in its way, it only communicates the motion it had received from another, and loses... "
An Essay Concerning Human Understanding: In Four Books - Page 191
by John Locke - 1768
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The Works of John Locke, Esq, Volume 1

John Locke - Philosophy - 1722 - 640 pages
...a Billiard-Hick, it is not any Action of the Ball, but bare Paffion : Alfo when by Impulfe it fcts another Ball in motion that lay in its way, it only communicates the Motion it had receiv'd from another, and lofes in it felt fo much as the other receiv'd ; which gives us but a very...
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An Essay Concerning Human Understanding, Volume 1

John Locke - Knowledge, Theory of - 1796 - 556 pages
...action of the ball, but bare paffion: alfb when by impulfe it fets another ball in motion that Jay in its way, it only communicates the motion it had...transfer, but not produce any motion. For it is but a very obfcure idea of power, which reaches not the production of the action, but the continuation of the...
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An Essay Concerning Human Understanding, Volume 1

John Locke - Knowledge, Theory of - 1796 - 560 pages
...the ball obeys the motion of a billiard-flick, . it ?s not any action of the ball, but bare paflion: alfo when by impulfe it fets another ball in motion...obfcure idea of an active power of moving in body, whillt we obferve it only to transfer, but not produce any motion. For it is but a very obfcure idea...
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An Essay Concerning Human Understanding; with Thoughts on the ..., Volume 1

John Locke - Knowledge, Theory of - 1801 - 340 pages
...itfelt", that motion is rather a paffion than an a£tion in it : For when the ball obeys the ftroke of a billiard-ftick, it is not any action of the ball,...received ; which gives us but a very obfcure idea of an acihe power of moving in body, whilft we obferve it only to transfer, but not produce any motion ;...
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An Essay Concerning Human Understanding: With Thoughts on the Conduct of ...

John Locke - 1801 - 950 pages
...ftroke of a billiard-flick, it is not any action of the ball, but bare paflion ; alfo when by impulle it fets another ball in motion that lay in its way,...received ; which gives us but a very obfcure idea of an nfliut poiver of moving in body, whilft we obferve it only to transfer, but not produce any motion...
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An Essay Concerning Human Understanding: With Thoughts on the ..., Volumes 1-3

John Locke - Knowledge, Theory of - 1801 - 986 pages
...alfo when by impulle it fets another ball in motion that lay in its way, it only communicates th« motion it had received from another, and lofes in...received ; which gives us but a very obfcure idea of an aflive power of moving in body, whilft we obferve it only to transfer, but not produce any motion ;...
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An Essay Concerning Human Understanding, Volume 1

John Locke - Knowledge, Theory of - 1805 - 554 pages
...a billiard-stick, it is not any action of the ball, but bare passion : also when by impulse it sets another ball in motion that lay in its way, it only...communicates the motion it had received from another, and loses in itself so much as the other received : which gives us but a very obscure idea of an active...
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An Essay Concerning Human Understanding, Volume 1

John Locke - Knowledge, Theory of - 1805 - 562 pages
...a billiard-stick, it is not any action of the ball, but bare passion : also when by impulse it sets another ball in motion that lay in its way, it only...communicates the motion it had received from another, and loses in itself so much as the other received : which gives us but a very obscure idea of an active...
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An Essay Concerning Human Understanding, Volume 1

John Locke - Books and reading - 1806 - 390 pages
...is- rather a paffion, than an- action in it. For when the ball obeys the ftroke of a billiard-flick, it is not any action of the ball, but bare paffion...received ; which gives us but a very obfcure idea of an affive pa'actr of moving in body, vvhilft we obferve it only to transfer, but not produce any motion....
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An essay concerning human understanding. Also extr. from the author's works ...

John Locke - 1815 - 454 pages
...a billiard stick, it is not any action of the ball, but bare passion: also when by impulse it sets another ball in motion that lay in its way, it only...communicates the motion it had received from another, and loses in itself so much as the other received: which gives us but a very obscure idea of an active...
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