| 单词 | liberty of spontaneity |
| 释义 | > as lemmasliberty of spontaneity liberty of spontaneity n. Philosophy and Theology the ability to choose without external influence or compulsion; voluntariness. ΚΠ 1673 E. Polhill Divine Will ix. 444 Why hath a Will a liberty of Spontaneity to some Objects, but because the Understanding represents them as good pro hic & nunc? 1733 S. Fancourt Free-agency Accountable Creatures 14 When an Agent is free from an outward Necessity, or a Necessity of Force; but yet what it chuses, it is under an inward or natural Necessity to chuse; this Freedom..is called a Liberty of Spontaneity, or Voluntariness. 1828 A. Gerard & G. Gerard Evid. Nat. & Revealed Relig. ii. 104 That we have the liberty of spontaneity is certain from experience, and must be allowed by all who hold not man to be a mere machine. 1880 Southern Presbyterian Rev. 31 6 The liberty of spontaneity remains—the sinner pleases to sin. But the liberty of deliberate election between the spiritually right and the spiritually wrong is clean gone. 1948 Mod. Lang. Jrnl. 32 240 Especial attention should be drawn to two discourses on freedom of the will under the two aspects of ‘liberty of choice’ and ‘liberty of spontaneity’. 2005 T. Honderich On Determinism & Freedom iii. iv. 65 Determinists and others have traditionally thought they could have some liberty of spontaneity or other without the embarrassment of liberty of indifference. < as lemmas |
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