Locke says that the "power which the mind has thus to order the consideration of any idea, or the forbearing to consider it; or to prefer the motion of any part of the body to its rest, and vice versa, in any particular instance, is that which we call the Understanding."

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Locke defines the understanding as the faculty of thinking, which is distinct from the will or the power to order the consideration of ideas and the control over one's bodily motions. The quote inaccurately attributes the definition of the will to the understanding.

Locke Says That the "Power Which the Mind Has Thus