- M T Anderson
- The Kingdom on the Waves
- The_Kingdom_on_the_Waves_split_064.html
For Dr.
Trefusis:
SYNOPSIS OF
LOCKE UPON MOTION AND PLACE
Locke giveth this example of motion
and place: That if we leave a chess piece on a board, and move the
board, we still say the chess piece hath stayed in the same place; for we judge its movement
according to its place on the board, not relative to the room or
the table.
Further, he saith that the chess
board, neglected upon a desk in the cabin of a ship through the
night, stayeth in the same place, to
our mind, though the ship hath moved across the waters — for motion
and place are relative.
So be it; but, sir, I wish, whether
motion is relative or no, we would move. We have all traveled far
to get to this place, though this place alter as our camp alters
from shore to ship and our ship shifts on its anchor
cable.
We are prepared to prove ourselves
again and redeem our loss.