Freedom of the WillThe Floating Press, 2009 M01 1 - 270 pages What does it really mean to be possessed of free will? Why is this issue one of the most prominent points of divergence between the various Christian sects and traditions? In Freedom of the Will, leading thinker and theologian Jonathan Edwards offers a comprehensive take on this complex doctrine, addressing free will's relevance to Christianity and other religious faiths. |
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Page 14
... induce the mind; and when it is so, all together are as one complex motive. And when I speak of the strongest motive, I have respect to the strength of the whole that operates to induce a particular act of volition, whether that be the ...
... induce the mind; and when it is so, all together are as one complex motive. And when I speak of the strongest motive, I have respect to the strength of the whole that operates to induce a particular act of volition, whether that be the ...
Page 15
... induce the choice, is what I call the strongest motive. And in this sense, I suppose the will is always determined by the strongest motive. Things that exist in the view of the mind have their strength, tendency, or advantage to move ...
... induce the choice, is what I call the strongest motive. And in this sense, I suppose the will is always determined by the strongest motive. Things that exist in the view of the mind have their strength, tendency, or advantage to move ...
Page 47
... of a contrary inclination; or the want of sufficient motives in view, to induce and excite the act of the Will, or the strength of apparent motives to the contrary. Or both these may be resolved into one; and it may be 47.
... of a contrary inclination; or the want of sufficient motives in view, to induce and excite the act of the Will, or the strength of apparent motives to the contrary. Or both these may be resolved into one; and it may be 47.
Page 49
... this latter sense, to act otherwise than it does; it not being possible, in any case, that the Will should, at present, go against the motive which has now, all things considered, the greatest advantage to induce it.— 49.
... this latter sense, to act otherwise than it does; it not being possible, in any case, that the Will should, at present, go against the motive which has now, all things considered, the greatest advantage to induce it.— 49.
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Jonathan Edwards. now, all things considered, the greatest advantage to induce it.— The former of these kinds of moral inability is most commonly called by the name of Inability; because the word, in its most proper and original ...
Jonathan Edwards. now, all things considered, the greatest advantage to induce it.— The former of these kinds of moral inability is most commonly called by the name of Inability; because the word, in its most proper and original ...
Contents
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Section XIII | 233 |
PART III | 239 |
Section I | 240 |
Section II | 247 |
Section III | 271 |
Section IV | 283 |
Section V | 301 |
Section VI | 315 |
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Section V | 96 |
Section VI | 103 |
Section VII | 116 |
Section VIII | 132 |
Section IX | 138 |
Section X | 151 |
Section XI | 176 |
Section XII | 209 |
Section VII | 329 |
PART IV | 340 |
Section I | 341 |
Section II | 352 |
Section III | 365 |
Section IV | 377 |
Section V | 391 |
Section VI | 404 |
Section VII | 410 |
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