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The Questions Concerning Liberty, Necessity, And Chance, fol. 278

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  1. Num. 26. C Sms. LConceive mhen a man deliberates wherher he Ball
  2. L de arhine or not do athine; that he does nothine el se but con-
  3. sider, Whecher it be betrer for himsel) to doit, or not eo do ir. And
  4. to consider an action, is to imarine the consequences of it, both 500d
  5. and evit, from mbence is to be inferred, that deliberarion is nothine
  6. but alternate imacination, os the 5ood and evil sequells of an
  7. action, or (Wh. ch is the same thine) alternare bope and fear,or a
  8. ternare appetire to do, or ac quit the action of mhich he deliberateth.
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  10. (a) FTdid noc knon what deliberation mas, TBould be lierle
  11. reliered in my hnowledse by chis descriprion. Sometimes
  12. tie. makes ic eo be a consideration, or an act of che understan-
  13. dins Cometimes an imagination, or an act ofthe faney, Pome.
  14. times tre makes ie co be an alcernation ot paltions, hope et Fear.
  15. Somerimes he makes ic concern the end, Fometimes tO COn-
  16. cern che MCanS. Sohe makes iE T KnOW nOE WhaL. ThCErUEH
  17. ischis in bries. Deliberation is an inquiry made byreason, rhe-
  18. ther this or that definitely considered bea e00d and fit means, er
  19. indefinitely mhat are ood and fit means to be chosen for artainine
  20. some wisted end.
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  22. to Numb. X ZV I.
  23. (a)EYF I did noc knon whac Deliberarion was. T Mould be
  24. licele reliered in my knomledge by chis descripeion.
  25. Sometimes he maties ic to bea considerarion, or an act oEthe
  26. understandins, Pometimes an imagination, or an aet ofthe
  27. Fancy, Xc. So he makes ic PknoW noc Wtat.) If ihe Bisop
  28. had observed rhat he does himselt, when he Deliberates, reasons.
  29. understands, orimarins, he vould have lenoron what to male of all
  30. chat Thavesaid inthis Number. Ile vould have bnorn that con-
  31. sideration, understandine, reason, and all the passions of the mind;
  32. arc imacinations. Thac 1o consider athins, is toimazine it; that
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  40. pes
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  45. 1H
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  49. 171
  50. det
  51. i1
  52. sine
  53. MliE
  54. inqut
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  56. 1
  57. ratio
  58. reason
  59. made
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The Questions Concerning Liberty, Necessity, And Chance, fol. 278. Machine transcription, not an edition: Leibniz Legible (model FoNDUE-GD_v2_ft_Leibniz, run 74). https://leibnizlegible.com/page/1030877386:0278?run=74