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... active Power of moving in Body , whilst we observe it only to transfer , but not produce any motion ' [ II.xxi.4 ] . Why does such observation of colliding balls give us only an obscure idea of active power ? It is Body and Mind 171.
... active Power of moving in Body , whilst we observe it only to transfer , but not produce any motion ' [ II.xxi.4 ] . Why does such observation of colliding balls give us only an obscure idea of active power ? It is Body and Mind 171.
Page 172
... active power of the first ball to produce that movement . If one takes what Locke says about active power in this way it would be easy to suppose that he has in effect provided an explanation of how we are ' in the dark ' about the ...
... active power of the first ball to produce that movement . If one takes what Locke says about active power in this way it would be easy to suppose that he has in effect provided an explanation of how we are ' in the dark ' about the ...
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... Active Power and the Obscure Idea of Active Power from Bodies ' , Studies in History and Philosophy of Science , 11 ( 1980 ) . 3 R.McRae , ' Descartes ' Definition of Thought ' , Cartesian Studies . ed . R.J. Butler ( Blackwell , Oxford ...
... Active Power and the Obscure Idea of Active Power from Bodies ' , Studies in History and Philosophy of Science , 11 ( 1980 ) . 3 R.McRae , ' Descartes ' Definition of Thought ' , Cartesian Studies . ed . R.J. Butler ( Blackwell , Oxford ...
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Chapter 4 | 149 |
Bibliography of Books and Articles referred to more than once | 190 |
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