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John Locke
An Essay Concerning Human Understanding Section S30
Section 462 of 1,114
Canonical reference B2.C23.S30
English
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So that, in short, the idea we have of spirit, compared with the idea we have of body, stands thus: the substance of spirits is unknown to us; and so is the substance of body equally unknown to us. Two primary qualities or properties of body, viz. solid coherent parts and impulse, we have distinct clear ideas of: so likewise we know, and have distinct clear ideas, of two primary qualities or properties of spirit, viz. thinking, and a power of action; i.e. a power of beginning or stopping several thoughts or motions. We have also the ideas of several qualities inherent in bodies, and have the clear distinct ideas of them; which qualities are but the various modifications of the extension of cohering solid parts, and their motion. We have likewise the ideas of the several modes of thinking viz. believing, doubting, intending, fearing, hoping; all which are but the several modes of thinking. We have also the ideas of willing, and moving the body consequent to it, and with the body itself too; for, as has been shown, spirit is capable of motion.
French
Pierre Coste · Pierre Mortier, Amsterdam, 1735, third edition
Voici donc en peu de mots à quoi ſe réduit l’idée que nous avons de l’Eſprit comparée à celle que nous avons du Corps. La Subſtance de l’Eſprit nous eſt inconnuë, & celle du Corps nous l’eſt tout autant. Nous avons des idées claires & diſtinctes de deux Prémiéres Qualitez ou propriétez du Corps, qui ſont la cohéſion de parties ſolides, & l’impulſion : de même nous connoiſſons dans l’Eſprit deux prémiéres Qualitez ou propriétez dont nous avons des idées claires & diſtinctes, ſavoir la penſée & la puiſſance d’agir, c’eſt-à-dire, de commencer ou d’arrêter différentes penſées ou divers mouvemens. Nous avons auſſi des idées claires & diſtinctes de pluſieurs Qualitez inhérentes dans le Corps, leſquelles ne ſont autre choſe que différentes modifications de l’étenduë de parties ſolides, jointes enſemble, & de leur mouvement. L’Eſprit nous fournit de même des idées de pluſieurs Modes de penſer, comme croire, douter, être appliqué, craindre, eſpérer, &c. nous y trouvons auſſi les idées de Vouloir, & de mouvoir le Corps en conſéquence de la volonté, & de ſe mouvoir lui-même avec le Corps : car l’Eſprit eſt capable de mouvement, comme nous l’avons * déja montré.
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