| John Locke - Philosophy - 1722 - 640 pages
...particular Aciion, according to the Determination or Thought of the Mind, whereby either ot them is prefer'd to the other; where either of them is not in the Power of the Agent to be produc'd by him according to his Volition, there he is not at Liberty, that Agent is under Neceffity.... | |
| William King - Election (Theology) - 1731 - 396 pages
...defin'd Liberty to be " A power in any Agent to " do or forbear any particular Action, accor" ding to the Determination or Thought of " the Mind, whereby either of them is preferr'd " to the other ||.>) He t.ikcs a great deal of pains 'to prove, that fuch Liberty does not... | |
| John Wynne - Knowledge, Theory of - 1752 - 280 pages
...voluntary. So that the idea of Liberty is the idea of a power in any agent, to do or forbear any a&on according to the determination or thought of the mind,...preferred to the other; where either of them is not in the j>owerof the agent to be produc'd by him, according to his volition, there he is not at liberty : that... | |
| William King - Fall of man - 1758 - 296 pages
...be ' A Power in any Agent ' to do or forbear any particular Action, according to the De' termination or Thought of the Mind, whereby either of them ' is preferred to the other.'f He takes a great deal of Pains to prove that fuch Liberty does not belong to the Will : which... | |
| William King - Fall of man - 1781 - 572 pages
...treating the fubject. Having firft of all defined liberty to be ' a power in any agent to do or for' bear any particular action, according to the determination...whereby either of them is preferred to the ' other.' f He takes a great deal of pains to prove that fuch liberty does not belong to the will : which is... | |
| John Locke - 1801 - 950 pages
...idea of a power in any agent to do or forbear any particular aft ion, according to theā¢determination or thought of the mind, whereby either of them is...be produced by him according to his volition, there ho is not at liberty, that agent is under aecejjrty ; fo th.ii liberty cannot be where there is no... | |
| John Locke - Knowledge, Theory of - 1801 - 986 pages
...perhaps the action may be voluntary ; fo thai ! the idta of liberty is the idea of a power in any agent to do or forbear any particular action, according...is preferred to the other ; where either of them is uot in the power of the agent to be produced by him according to his vslithiiy th.?re he is not at... | |
| John Locke - Knowledge, Theory of - 1805 - 562 pages
...anv haps the action may be voluntary. So that the idea of liberty is the idea of a power in any agent to do or forbear any particular action, according to the determination or thought of the iniad, whereby either of them is preferred to the other ; where either of them is not in the power... | |
| John Locke - Books and reading - 1806 - 390 pages
...perhaps the action may be voluntary. So that the idea of liberty, is the idea of a power in any agent to do or forbear any particular action, according...not in the power of the agent to be produced by him accord ng to h:s volition, there he is not at liberty, that agent is under necejjity. So that liberty... | |
| Richard Kirwan - First philosophy - 1809 - 542 pages
...Mr. Locke's notion of liberty exadlly correct. He tells us, * that " liberty is the power of an agent to do or " forbear any particular action, according to " the determination or thought of the mind, u Whereby either of them is preferred to the " other." But the point in debate is not, whether the... | |
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