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1 We are said to be passive, when something arises in 2 us, whereof we are only a partial cause (III. Def. ii.), that is 3 (III. Def. i.), something which cannot be deduced solely from the 4 laws of our nature. We are passive therefore, in so far as we 5 are a part of Nature, which cannot be conceived by itself without 6 other parts. Q.E.D. 7 8