An Essay Concerning Humane Understanding, fol. 114
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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
- Shame
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An Essay Concerning Humane Understanding, fol. 114. Machine transcription, not an edition: Leibniz Legible (model FoNDUE-GD_v2_ft_Leibniz, run 74). https://leibnizlegible.com/page/778263916:0130?run=74