 | 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... | |
 | John Locke - Knowledge, Theory of - 1768 - 418 pages
...that the Idea of Liberty is the Idea of a Power in any As;ent to do or forbear any particular Action, according to the Determination or Thought of the Mind,...Volition, there he is not at Liberty ; that Agent is under Necejjity. So that Liberty cannot be, where there is no Thought, no Volition, no Will ; but there may... | |
 | William King - Fall of man - 1781 - 572 pages
...firft of all defined liberty to be ' a power in any agent to do or for' bear any particular action, according to the determination or ' thought of the...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 - Knowledge, Theory of - 1796 - 556 pages
...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 mind,...volition, there he is not at liberty; that agent is tinder neceflity. So that liberty cannot be where there is no thought, no volition, no will; but there... | |
 | John Locke - Knowledge, Theory of - 1796 - 560 pages
...agent to do or forbear any particular avftion, according to the determinatiofi or thought of the rnind, whereby either of them is preferred to the other ;...volition, there he is not at liberty ; that agent is under necefficy. So that liberty cannot be where there is no thought, no volition, no will ; but there may... | |
 | John Locke - Knowledge, Theory of - 1801 - 340 pages
...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 mind,...volition, there he is not at liberty^ that agent is under nectj/ity ,- fo that liberty cannot be where there is no thought, no volition, no will ; but there... | |
 | John Locke - 1801 - 950 pages
...idea of a power in any agent to do or forbear any particular aft ion, according to the•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... | |
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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 mind, whereby either of them is preferred to the other... 
