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David Hume
An Enquiry concerning Human Understanding

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1 I, 0, 9 | multitude and diversity of those actions that excite our approbation 2 V, II, 40 | governing principle of our actions. I hear at present, for 3 V, II, 41 | motions, and postures, and actions, in enlivening their devotion 4 VIII, I, 64 | take place in the voluntary actions of men, and in the operations 5 VIII, I, 65 | great uniformity among the actions of men, in all nations and 6 VIII, I, 65 | always produce the same actions: The same events follow 7 VIII, I, 65 | are, the source of all the actions and enterprises, which have 8 VIII, I, 65 | Study well the temper and actions of the French and English: 9 VIII, I, 65 | than to prove, that the actions ascribed to any person are 10 VIII, I, 65 | uniformity in human motives and actions as well as in the operations 11 VIII, I, 65 | and motives, from their actions, expressions, and even gestures; 12 VIII, I, 65 | interpretation of their actions from our knowledge of their 13 VIII, I, 65 | there no uniformity in human actions, and were every experiment 14 VIII, I, 66 | this uniformity of human actions should be carried to such 15 VIII, I, 66 | and regularity? Are the actions of the same person much 16 VIII, I, 67 | it possible to find some actions, which seem to have no regular 17 VIII, I, 67 | irregular and extraordinary actions, we may consider the sentiments 18 VIII, I, 68 | the same reasoning to the actions and volitions of intelligent 19 VIII, I, 69 | between motives and voluntary actions is as regular and uniform 20 VIII, I, 69 | experienced uniformity in human actions is a source whence we draw 21 VIII, I, 69 | without some reference to the actions of others, which are requisite 22 VIII, I, 69 | greater variety of voluntary actions, which they expect, from 23 VIII, I, 69 | reasoning concerning the actions of others enters so much 24 VIII, I, 70 | no constant operation on actions? And with what pretence 25 VIII, I, 70 | from motive to voluntary actions, from characters to conduct.~ 26 VIII, I, 70 | natural causes and voluntary actions; but the mind feels no difference 27 VIII, I, 70 | be motives, volition, and actions; or figure and motion. We 28 VIII, I, 71 | have place in voluntary actions; we may be more easily led 29 VIII, I, 71 | has not place in voluntary actions of intelligent beings. Now 30 VIII, I, 72 | farther in the voluntary actions of the mind; there is no 31 VIII, I, 72 | apply this doctrine to the actions of the will. For as it is 32 VIII, I, 72(*)| indifference, in many of our actions. The necessity of any action, 33 VIII, I, 72(*)| in reflecting on human actions, we seldom feel such a looseness, 34 VIII, I, 72(*)| that, in performing the actions themselves, we are sensible 35 VIII, I, 72(*)| liberty. We feel, that our actions are subject to our will, 36 VIII, I, 72(*)| is here the motive of our actions. And it seems certain, that, 37 VIII, I, 72(*)| spectator can commonly infer our actions from our motives and character; 38 VIII, I, 73 | when applied to voluntary actions? We cannot surely mean that 39 VIII, I, 73 | cannot surely mean that actions have so little connexion 40 VIII, II, 75 | inferences concerning human actions, and that those inferences 41 VIII, II, 75 | experienced union of like actions, with like motives, inclinations, 42 VIII, II, 75 | to this property of human actions: But as long as the meaning 43 VIII, II, 75 | necessity or connexion in the actions of body: But surely we ascribe 44 VIII, II, 75 | we ascribe nothing to the actions of the mind, but what everyone 45 VIII, II, 76 | good and prevent the evil actions. We may give to this influence 46 VIII, II, 76 | any criminal or injurious actions excite that passion, it 47 VIII, II, 76 | or connexion with him. Actions are, by their very nature, 48 VIII, II, 76 | nor infamy if evil. The actions themselves may be blameable; 49 VIII, II, 76 | anywise concerned in his actions, since they are not derived 50 VIII, II, 76 | are not blamed for such actions as they perform ignorantly 51 VIII, II, 76 | the principles of these actions are only momentary, and 52 VIII, II, 76 | are less blamed for such actions as they perform hastily 53 VIII, II, 76 | for? but by asserting that actions render a person criminal 54 VIII, II, 77 | morality, and that no human actions, where it is wanting, are 55 VIII, II, 77 | approbation or dislike. For as actions are objects of our moral 56 VIII, II, 78 | instance, that, if voluntary actions be subjected to the same 57 VIII, II, 78 | necessity, must result. Human actions, therefore, either can have 58 VIII, II, 78 | ordained, he intended all those actions of men, which we so rashly 59 VIII, II, 78 | same manner as criminal actions render criminal the original 60 VIII, II, 78 | separately; First, that, if human actions can be traced up, by a necessary 61 VIII, II, 80 | characters, dispositions, and actions, it immediately feels the 62 VIII, II, 81 | mediate cause of all the actions of men, without being the 63 VIII, II, 81 | and contingency of human actions with prescience; or to defend 64 IX, 0, 84 | mankind, in their ordinary actions and conclusions: Neither 65 X, II, 106 | falsehood in the most recent actions. But the matter never comes 66 X, II, 108 | to know the attributes or actions of such a Being, otherwise 67 XII, I, 127 | their thoughts, designs, and actions.~ It seems also evident,


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