E4P11

Proposition — Part IV

Latin

Affectus erga rem quam ut necessariam imaginamur, cæteris paribus intensior est quam erga possibilem vel contingentem sive non necessariam.

English (Elwes 1883)

An emotion towards that which we conceive as necessary is, when other conditions are equal, more intense than an emotion towards that which possible, or contingent, or non--necessary.

Modern English

An affect toward something we conceive as necessary is, all else being equal, more intense than an affect toward something possible or contingent, that is, non-necessary.

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