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T 2.3.1.13

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'Tis commonly allow'd that mad-men have no liberty. But were we to judge by their actions, these have less regularity and constancy than the actions of wise-men, and consequently are farther remov'd from necessity. OneOur way of thinking in this particular is, therefore, absolutely inconsistent; but is a natural consequence of these confus'd ideas and undefin'd terms, which we so commonly make use of in our reasonings, especially on the present subject.

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Spector 19982.3.1
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…Continuity of Agency Lies.............................................................69 2.3.1 Personality, Consci…
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…f law. This seems to support the reading of person/man as abstractions of some kind. (See 2.3.1 for more about this…
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…n of personal identity. See Ayers, op. cit.. ## 2.3 Where Continuity o f Agency Lies ## 2.3.1 Personality, Consci…
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…tise also indicates a significant evolution in his whole way of doing philosophy. l06See 2.3.1. ## CHAPTER THREE …
Garrett 2010T 2.3.1
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…es a similar style of argument in the section of the Treatise "Of liberty and necessity" (T 2.3.1), where he appears …