-An emotion towards a thing, which we conceive to be free, is greater than one towards what we conceive to be necessary (III. xlix.), and, consequently, still greater than one towards what we conceive as possible, or contingent (IV.
Libre bezala irudikatzen dugun Afektu baten aldeko gauza, ezinbesteko bezala egiten duguna baino handiago da (3. Zat., 49. Prop. arab.), eta ondorioz, ahalezko ala kontingente bezala irudikatzen duguna baino are handiago (4. Zat., 11. Prop. arab.).