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# Title: An Essay Concerning Humane Understanding (shelfmarks Leibn. Marg. 38; ZEN Leibn. Marg. 38)
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Modes of Pleasure and Pain.
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5. 6. The uneasine(S a Man finds in himselE upon the absence OF any
thing, Wtose prelent enjoyment carries the idea of Delighe erith it, is
that ve call Desire, Which is greater or lels, as thar uncalinels is more or
less vehement.
8. 7. For is a delight oF theMind, trom the consideration or thé pre-
sent or assured approachins possession ot a Good; and we are then pos.
Pessed ot any Good, irten re have it (0 in our porver, that we can use ic
wrtien re please. Thus a Plan almost Carved, has Foy at the arrivat et
Reliet, even Betore he has che pleature ot usino it; and a Father, in Wrhom
thevery vell.beins oF his Children causes delioht, is alwazs, a5 lons as
his Children are in such an estate, in the possestion of chat crood; For he
needs but to reflect on it to have that pleature.
8. 8. Forron is uneasinets in the Mind, uxon the thougnt of a G0od
lost, wtich misht hare been enjos dlonger, or ie senle ot a presenr
Fvil.
6. 9. Frope is that pleature inche Minch, wrhich every one finds in him-
sell, upon chechouxlic ot a probable surure enjorment ota chins which is
apt co deliohe him.
8. 20. Fear is anunealinels olche Mind, upon the chousht of suture Fvit
likelY to betaII US.
S. tF. Despair is che choushE oF che unattainableness oF any G00d,
which wortes differene in Mens Minds, somerimes producins unealiness
or pain, Lometimes rest and indoleney.
8. L2. Anger, is uticasiness or discompoture ol the Minc, uxon the receit
ot ans Injuer, ith a present purpole ol Revenge.
5. F3. Froy is an uneasiness oF Mind, caused by the consideration ol a
C0od e detire, obrained by one we chinke Moula nor have had it be.
Fore US.
6. Yq. These vo last, Fnoy and Anger, noc being caused by Pain and
Pleasure simply in chemselres, but havine in them lome mixed Conside.
ratiors of our selves and orhers, arenot theretore to be found in allMen,
becaule thole ocher parrs ol raluins cheir Merits, Or intendins Revense
is rantins in them; but all therest terminatins purelr in Pain and Plca-
sure, are, Lthink, to be found in Ell. Nen: For e love, desire, rejoice, and
hopeonly in respect ot Pleature; re hate and sear, and are lad only in
respect ot Pain ultimatels; and these Pastions are moved by chings only.
as thes appear to bethe Causes of Pleature and Pain, and to have Plea-
sure or Pain lome az or othier annexed to them. Thus we extend our
EIgered ulually cothe subjeet, (at lcast il a sensible or voluntars Agent,
Wrhich has produced Pain in us, because thesear it leares is a constant pain:
But e donotlo constantls love irhat has donc usgood; because Plcature
operates noc sostronelr on us, as Pain; and becaule re are nor so reads
to have hope ir Will do s0 asain; bur this bythebyc.
8. 15. BY Pleasure and Pain, Delioht and Vneasiness, t must all alone
be understood, as Phareabore intimated, to tmean not only bodily Pain
and Pleature, but iharsoever Deliohe or Incalincss is Felt by us, Whe
cher aritins trom ans gracetul or unacceptable sensation or Resse
etion.
S. F6. Ils lasther to be considered, LHaL LII SetCLCHC, Eo the PassiONS,
the removal or lesserins ota Pain is considered, and operates as a Pleg.
sure, and the loss or diministing oF a Plcasure, a5 a Pain.
5. T7. ThC PartionS too have most oF them in most Persons opera-
tions on the Body, and cause rarious changes in it; hich not beins al.
masslentible, donot malie a necellary parcoeche idea ot eacl Paltion: LOr
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