The book Course of the History of Modern Philosophy V.2 was written by author Victor Cousin Here you can read free online of Course of the History of Modern Philosophy V.2 book, rate and share your impressions in comments. If you don't know what to write, just answer the question: Why is Course of the History of Modern Philosophy V.2 a good or bad book?
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This power which the mind has thus to order the con- sideration of any idea, or the forbearing to consider it — or to pre- fer the motion of any part of the body to its rest, and vice versa, in any particular instance — is that which we call the rvill. The actual exercise of that power, by directing any particular action, or its forbearance, is that which we call volition, or willing. The for- bearance of that action, consequent to such order or command of the mind, is called voliuitarij. And w...hatsoever action is performed without such a thought of the mind, is called involuntaiy." Behold, then, the will considered as a power of action, as a productive power, and consequently as a cause. This is the serm of the beautiful theorv of M. de Biran on the oricrin of the idea of cause. According to M. de Biran,* as well as according to Locke, the idea of cause is not given to us in the observation of exterior phenomena, which, considered solely with the senses, do riot manifest to us any causative power and appear simply successive : it is ariven from within in the reflection, in the con- sciousness of our operations and of the power which produces them, to wit, the will.
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