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gai, nous voulons dire simplement que les idées, les émotions, les volontés désignées par ces mots reviennent fréquemment dans la série de ses manières d’être[1]. » Quand nous disons que les corps sont pesants, divisibles, mobiles, nous voulons dire simplement qu’abandonnés à eux-mêmes, ils tomberont ; que, tranchés, ils se sépareront ; que, poussés, ils se mettront en mou-
- ↑ Every attribute of a mind consists either in being itself affected in a certain way, or affecting other minds in a certain way. Considered in itself, we can predicate nothing of it but the series of its own feelings. When we say of any mind, that it is devout, or superstitions, or meditative, or cheerful, we mean that the ideas, emotions, or volitions implied in those words, form a frequently recurring part of the series of feelings, or states of consciousness, which fill up the sentient existence of that mind. In addition, however, to those attributes of a mind which are grounded on its own states of feeling, attributes may also be ascribed to it, in the same manner as to a body, grounded on the feelings which it excites in other minds. A mind does not, indeed, like a body, excite sensations, but it may excite thoughts or emotions. The most important example of attributes ascribed on this ground, is the employment of terms expressive of approbation of blame.
