volitional
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A doctrine more precisely the reverse of the Volitional theory of causation can not well be imagined.
From A System Of Logic, Ratiocinative And Inductive by Mill, John Stuart
Volitional activity is no doubt the most prominent type of efficient causality in our mental life.
From Ontology or the Theory of Being by Coffey, Peter
Volitional types: The impulsive type—The obstructed will—The normal will.
From The Mind and Its Education by Betts, George Herbert
The Cycle from Volitional to Automatic.—It is of course evident that no such acts, though they were at one time in our experience volitional, now require effort or definite intention for their performance.
From The Mind and Its Education by Betts, George Herbert
Volitional Action.—While it is obvious that the various types of action already described include a very large proportion of all our acts, yet they do not include all.
From The Mind and Its Education by Betts, George Herbert
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