 | John Locke - Philosophy - 1722 - 640 pages
...Mind directing ir, there ne is not free, tho' 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 Aciion, according to the Determination or Thought of the Mind, whereby either ot them is prefer'd to... | |
 | William King - Election (Theology) - 1731 - 396 pages
...examine a little into his Method of treating the Subject. Having firft of all 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... | |
 | John Wynne - Knowledge, Theory of - 1752 - 280 pages
...preference of his mind, th*e he is not free, tho' 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 a&on according to the determination or thought of the mind, whereby either of them is preferred to... | |
 | William King - Fall of man - 1758 - 296 pages
...examine a little into his Method of treating the Subject. Having firft of all defined Liberty to 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... | |
 | John Locke - Knowledge, Theory of - 1768 - 418 pages
...perhaps the A£tion may be voluntary. So that the Idea of Liberty is the Idea of a Power in any As;ent to do or forbear any particular Action, according...is preferred to the other ; where either of them is not in the Power of the Agent to be produced by him according to his Volition, there he is not at Liberty... | |
 | 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 Wesley - Biography - 1782 - 728 pages
...mind direfting it, tlieie he is nut free, though perhaps 1he aftion may be voluntary. So that the Idea of Liberty, is the Idea of a Power in any Agent to do of forbear any particular aftion, according to the determination or thought of the mind, whereby either... | |
 | John Locke - Knowledge, Theory of - 1796 - 556 pages
...directing it: there he is not free, thpugh peri " haps haps the action may be voluntary. So that the idea of liberty is the idea of a power in any agent to...is preferred to the other; where either of them is not in the power of the agent to be produced by him according to his volition, there he is not at liberty;... | |
 | John Locke - Knowledge, Theory of - 1796 - 560 pages
...directing it : there he is not free, though peri haps haps the aiflion may be voluntary. So that the Idea of liberty is the idea of a power in any agent to do or forbear any particular avftion, according to the determinatiofi or thought of the rnind, whereby either of them is preferred... | |
 | John Locke - 1801 - 950 pages
...mind directing it, there he is not jritt though perhaps the action may be voluntary ; fo that the idea of liberty is the 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 preferred... | |
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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... 
