E5P5
Proposition 5 — Part V
English (Elwes 1883)also show
Latin
Affectus erga rem quam simpliciter et non ut necessariam neque ut possibilem neque ut contingentem imaginamur, cæteris paribus omnium est maximus.
English (Elwes 1883)
An emotion towards a thing, which we conceive simply, and not as necessary, or as contingent, or as possible, is, other conditions being equal, greater than any other emotion.
Modern English
An affect toward a thing we conceive simply, not as necessary, not as possible, not as contingent, is, all else being equal, the greatest of all affects.