The Monthly Review, Or, Literary JournalR. Griffiths, 1790 - Books |
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Page 71
... actions , confift in fixed purposes of acting ac2 cording to the rules of virtue , as often as we have oppor tunity . ' In the third effay , Dr. Reid endeavours to enumerate and explain the principles of action ; understanding , by that ...
... actions , confift in fixed purposes of acting ac2 cording to the rules of virtue , as often as we have oppor tunity . ' In the third effay , Dr. Reid endeavours to enumerate and explain the principles of action ; understanding , by that ...
Page 170
... action . The rational principles of action require , in all their exer- tions , not only intention and will , but judgment and reafon . They are reduced , by the author , to two , a regard to our good on the whole , and a regard to our ...
... action . The rational principles of action require , in all their exer- tions , not only intention and will , but judgment and reafon . They are reduced , by the author , to two , a regard to our good on the whole , and a regard to our ...
Page 171
... action ; and implies that the action is volun- tary , and that the agent has understanding , will , and active power . The principle from which it arifes , is fuperior , in dig- nity , to the principle of intereft . It is an original ...
... action ; and implies that the action is volun- tary , and that the agent has understanding , will , and active power . The principle from which it arifes , is fuperior , in dig- nity , to the principle of intereft . It is an original ...
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