T 2.1.10.4
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It has been observ'd in treating of the understanding, that the distinction, which we sometimes make betwixt a power and the exercise of it, is entirely frivolous, and that neither man nor any other being ought ever to be thought possest of any ability, unless it be exerted and put in action. But tho' this be strictly true in a just and philosophical way of thinking, 'tis certain it is not the philosophy of our passions; |but that many things operate upon them by means of the idea and supposition of power, independent of its actual exercise. We are pleas'd when we acquire an ability of procuring pleasure, and are displeas'd when another acquires a power of giving pain. This is evident from experience; but in order to give a just explication of the matter, and account for this satisfaction and uneasiness, we must weigh the following reflections.
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| Cottrell 2015 | T 2.1.10.4, 2 T 2.1.10 (2 paragraphs) Citation pattern | … in original); "strictly" or "philosophically" speaking, there are no unexercised powers (T 2.1.10.4, 2.1.10.7; SBN 311, 31… |
| SBN 311, 313 T 2.1.10 (5 paragraphs) Citation pattern | …ly" or "philosophically" speaking, there are no unexercised powers (T 2.1.10.4, 2.1.10.7; SBN 311, 313). Admittedly, Hume … | |
| T 2.1.10.4 this paragraph Citation pattern | … them by means of the idea and supposition of power, independent of its actual exercise. (T 2.1.10.4; SBN 311-12, italic… | |
| Ware 2014 | 2.1.7-10 T 2.1.7.1 to T 2.1.10.9 n57 (44 paragraphs) Citation pattern | …ormity"), property and riches, and "external advantages and disadvantages" (Hume 1739-40: 2.1.7-10; SBN 294-316). This… |