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CHAPTER VI.. The Impulses and the Will.

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The Impulses and the Will.

The Doctrine of Will depends upon that of Intelligence 109

The Character of Impulse 111

Of Desire 112

Half-Pains and Pleasures 113

The Outcome of Desire 115

Nature of Moral Action 117

Of Freedom 118

(1) Freedom as Contingency 119

Limitation of this Principle 121

(2) Freedom as Spontaneity 123

This Principle is too Broad to be a Moral Principle 125

(3) True Freedom is Rational Action 125

Our Lack of Freedom is due to our Sensuous Nature 128

Innate Practical Principles 129

Moral Science is Demonstrative 130

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