 | John Locke - 1768 - 418 pages
...ever wills 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... | |
 | Thomas Reid - 1788 - 508 pages
...after him. 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 in, or with-holding it from any " particular action." It may more briefly be defined, The determination of the mind to do, or not... | |
 | John Locke - 1796 - 556 pages
...ever 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... | |
 | John Locke - 1801 - 340 pages
...ever 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... | |
 | Dugald Stewart - 1802 - 632 pages
...phrafeology of Mr. Locke, " volition 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." This act of the mind, Dr. Darwin exprefles by the word... | |
 | 1803 - 748 pages
...candor. 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... | |
 | Philip Doddridge - 1803 - 624 pages
...volitions; which LOCKE defines to be the act of the mind knowingly exerting that dominion it takes itself to have over any part of the man, by employing it in, or with-holding it from any particular action : but what that exerting its dominion is, can only be known by consciousness.... | |
 | Thomas Reid - 1803 - 676 pages
...plain, fays Mr LOCKE, is an act " of the mind, knowingly exerting that domi" niori " nion which it takes itfelf to have over any " part of the man, by employing it in, or with" holding it from any particular action." Every volition therefore implies a conviction of power... | |
 | John Locke - 1805 - 554 pages
...it ? 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 with-holding it from, any particular action. And what is the will, but the faculty to do this ? And is that faculty any thing... | |
 | John Locke - 1805 - 562 pages
...it ? 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 with-hokling it from, any particular action. And what is the will, but the faculty to do this ? And... | |
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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. 
