"If the will were only in a particular deed, then the latter would be free. But since it is found throughout lifetimes, that is, in a series of deeds, then each of these, as part of a whole, is predetermined and cannot be otherwise than it is. On the contrary, the whole string taken as a whole, being the discovery of the individualized will, is free.
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If the will were only in a particular deed, then the latter would be free. But since it is found throughout lifetimes, that is, in a series of deeds, then each of these, as part of a whole, is predetermined and cannot be otherwise than it is. On the contrary, the whole string taken as a whole, being the discovery of the individualized will, is free.
""Dacă voința s-ar afla doar într-o faptă anume, atunci aceasta din urmă ar fi liberă. Dar, deoarece ea se găsește pe tot parcursul vieți, adică într-un șir de fapte, atunci fiecare dintre acestea, ca parte a unui întreg, este predeterminată și nu poate fi altfel decât este. Dimpotrivă, întregul șir luat în ansamblu, fiind descoperirea voinței individualizate, este liber."