T 2.1.4.2
SBN 283 · cited directly by 1 paper, reached by 1 more through page or section ranges
In order to this we must reflect on certain properties of human nature, which tho' they have a mighty influence on every operation both of the understanding and passions, are not commonly much insisted on by philosophers. The first of these is the association of ideas, which I have so often observ'd and explain'd. 'Tis impossible for the mind to fix itself steadily upon one idea for any considerable time; nor can it by its utmost efforts ever arrive at such a constancy. But however changeable our thoughts may be, they are not entirely without rule and method in their changes. The rule, by which they proceed, is to pass from one object to what is resembling, contiguous to, or produc'd by it. When one idea is present to the imagination, any other, united by these relations, naturally follows it, and enters with more facility by means of that introduction.
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| Rocknak 2019 | T 2.1.4.2 this paragraph Citation pattern | …any considerable time; nor can it by its utmost efforts ever arrive at such a constancy" (T 2.1.4.2; SBN 283; emphasis … |
| Ware 2014 | 2.1.2-5 T 2.1.2.1 to T 2.1.5.11 (29 paragraphs) Citation pattern | …ion of our mental operations, what he calls "reflection" or "internal sense" (Locke 1689: 2.1.2-5, 104-6). His distin… |
| 2.1.4 T 2.1.4 (5 paragraphs) Citation pattern | …y reason whereof there come to be Ideas of these Operations in the Understanding" (ibid.: 2.1.4, 105). Such an equa… |