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David Hume
An Enquiry concerning Human Understanding

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1 II, 0, 11 | never can entirely reach the force and vivacity of the original 2 II, 0, 12 | their different degrees of force and vivacity. The less forcible 3 IV, I, 24 | manner as to require great force to separate them in a direct 4 IV, I, 27 | experience, that the moment or force of any body in motion is 5 IV, I, 27 | consequently, that a small force may remove the greatest 6 IV, I, 27 | increase the velocity of that force, so as to make it an overmatch 7 IV, II, 29 | but as to that wonderful force or power, which would carry 8 V, II, 39 | it immediately, by the force of custom, carries the imagination 9 V, II, 41 | or sorrow, acquires new force and vigour. In producing 10 V, II, 42 | 42. We may add force to these experiments by 11 V, II, 42 | distance diminishes the force of every idea, and that, 12 V, II, 44 | and conveys to it all that force of conception, which is 13 VI, 0, 46 | imagination; gives it superior force and vigour; renders its 14 VII, I, 49 | uncertain, than those of power, force, energy or necessary connexion, 15 VII, I, 50 | succession; but the power of force, which actuates the whole 16 VII, I, 52 | acquainted with the power or force, by which it operates, we 17 VII, I, 52(*)| frequently to exert our force, and call up all our power, 18 VII, I, 52(*)| this gives us the idea of force and power. It is this nisus, 19 VII, I, 52(*)| resistance of exertion of force to take place; to the Supreme 20 VII, I, 52(*)| exertion or summoning up of force; to inanimate matter, which 21 VII, I, 53 | gives us no real idea of force or energy.~ First, It must 22 VII, I, 54 | they perceive the very force or energy of the cause, 23 VII, I, 55 | effect is not any power or force in nature, but a volition 24 VII, I, 55 | billiard-ball moves another by a force which it has derived from 25 VII, I, 57 | Secondly, I cannot perceive any force in the arguments on which 26 VII, I, 57 | operate on each other: Their force or energy is entirely incomprehensible: 27 VII, I, 57 | ignorant of the manner or force by which a mind, even the 28 VII, I, 57(*)| rob second causes of all force or energy; though some of 29 II, 0, 58 | being able to comprehend any force or power by which the cause 30 II, 0, 60(*)| The dispute whether the force of a body in motion be as 31 II, 0, 60 | frequent use of the words, Force, Power, Energy, &c., which 32 VIII, I, 64 | actuated by a necessary force, and that every natural 33 VIII, I, 65 | describes his supernatural force and activity, by which he 34 VIII, I, 66 | We learn thence the great force of custom and education, 35 VIII, I, 67 | perceives that the same force in the spring or pendulum 36 VIII, I, 71 | which result from material force, and those which arise from 37 VIII, II, 78 | must still have greater force when applied to the volitions 38 IX, 0, 82 | though still it has some force, in proportion to the degree 39 IX, 0, 83 | attempt what exceeds his force and ability. An old greyhound 40 X, I, 96 | order to know the exact force of the superior evidence.~ 41 X, I, 97 | assurance, in proportion to the force of its antagonist.~ 42 X, I, 98 | diminish or destroy the force of any argument, derived 43 X, I, 98 | the other, as far as its force goes, and the superior can 44 X, I, 98 | operate on the mind by the force, which remains. The very 45 X, I, 99 | with a diminution of its force, in proportion to that of 46 X, I, 99(*)| wants ever so little of a force requisite for that purpose, 47 X, I, 100 | suitable to that degree of force, which remains, after deducting 48 X, II, 102 | self-interest with equal force. His auditors may not have, 49 X, II, 103 | and displayed by all the force of reason and eloquence, 50 X, II, 104 | attributed; so has it the same force, though more indirectly, 51 X, II, 105 | displayed at large with all the force of argument and eloquence, 52 X, II, 105 | what adds mightily to the force of the evidence, and may 53 X, II, 106 | testimony has the utmost force and authority in some cases, 54 X, II, 106 | in all cases, have equal force and authority? Suppose that 55 X, II, 107 | testimony can have such force as to prove a miracle, and 56 XI, 0, 114 | or the blind and unguided force of matter. You allow, that 57 XII, II, 136 | these topics, he shows his force, or rather, indeed, his 58 XII, II, 137 | while it remains in its full force and vigour. We need only 59 XII, III, 139 | thoroughly convinced of the force of the Pyrrhonian doubt,


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