In Leviathan, a book about the structure of society and government, Hobbes used “train of thought” to refer to the association of ideas in our mind, i.e. our thoughts are not totally disconnected from moment to moment.
By Consequence, or train of thoughts, I understand that succession of one thought to another which is called, to distinguish it from discourse in words, mental discourse.
When a man thinketh on anything whatsoever, his next thought after is not altogether so casual as it seems to be. Not every thought to every thought succeeds indifferently.
Alright, here are media examples of “train of thought”:
1. Michigan Judge Raymond Voet doesn’t like phones interrupting court proceedings. It’s fair enough; court is very serious business, and the last thing you need is someone’s wacky ringtone right at the moment of sentencing. Voet, therefore, decided that offenders are liable to be held in contempt and fined, a policy that’s stated in a clear sign hanging in Voet’s courtroom.
So when, in the middle of court, his own phone started asking him to give it voice commands, he had no choice but to hold himself accountable.
“The prosecutor was in the middle of his closing arguments,” Voet, an Ionia County 64-A District Court judge, told ABC News. “He lost his train of thought and looked at me. I felt my face starting to burn red.” Voet turned off his phone and allowed the prosecutor to continue. During a break in proceedings, however, he fined himself the $25.
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