Map · Book 2: Of the Passions · Part 3: Of the will and direct passions · T 2.3.9 Of the direct passions
T 2.3.9.9
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None of the direct affections seem to merit our particular attention, except hope and fear, which we shall here endeavour to account for. 'Tis evident that the very same |event, which by its certainty wou'd produce grief or joy, gives always rise to fear or hope, when only probable and uncertain. In order, therefore, to understand the reason why this circumstance makes such a considerable difference, we must reflect on what I have already advanc'd in the preceding book concerning the nature of probability.
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| Ainslie 2008 focused | T 2.3.9 T 2.3.9 (32 paragraphs) Citation pattern | …ceptions: impressions cause ideas (T 1.1.1), the idea of a future pleasure causes desire (T 2.3.9), the passion of lo… |