He points out that sometimes we have control over our ideas, and sometimes not: often we can set ourselves to imagine what we want; at other times, however, as in broad daylight, ‘ it is not in my power to … determine what particular objects shall present themselves to my view’.
He points out that sometimes we have control over our ideas, and sometimes not: often we can set ourselves to imagine what we want; at other times, however, as in a well-lit room, ‘ it is not in my power to … determine what particular objects shall present themselves to my view’.