Dissertations and Discussions: Political, Philosophical, and Historical, Volume 3H. Holt, 1874 - History |
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... in short , that it is entirely inexplicable ; and this is intended , not as a confession of ignorance , but as a sufficient theory . LI Common sense , however little informed concerning the Revolution 10 THE FRENCH REVOLUTION OF 1848.
... in short , that it is entirely inexplicable ; and this is intended , not as a confession of ignorance , but as a sufficient theory . LI Common sense , however little informed concerning the Revolution 10 THE FRENCH REVOLUTION OF 1848.
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... theory , but only the practice , of institutions ; but their boast stops short of the truth : they actually prefer that their theory should be at variance with their practice . If any one proposed to them to convert their practice into a ...
... theory , but only the practice , of institutions ; but their boast stops short of the truth : they actually prefer that their theory should be at variance with their practice . If any one proposed to them to convert their practice into a ...
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... theories , but of the want of them . The presence of such checks , not their absence , would have been the novelty in Constitution - making . That would really have been the introduction of a principle new in demo- cratic Constitutions ...
... theories , but of the want of them . The presence of such checks , not their absence , would have been the novelty in Constitution - making . That would really have been the introduction of a principle new in demo- cratic Constitutions ...
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... at when opinion did not yet question the rightfulness of arbitrary power , but in theory , and to a certain extent in practice , condemned the selfish use of it . This improvement in the 116 ENFRANCHISEMENT OF WOMEN .
... at when opinion did not yet question the rightfulness of arbitrary power , but in theory , and to a certain extent in practice , condemned the selfish use of it . This improvement in the 116 ENFRANCHISEMENT OF WOMEN .
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... theory of the relation contem- plates as its ideal standard . But , if we look to the great majority of cases , the effect of women's legal inferiority , on the character both of women and of men , must be painted in far darker colors ...
... theory of the relation contem- plates as its ideal standard . But , if we look to the great majority of cases , the effect of women's legal inferiority , on the character both of women and of men , must be painted in far darker colors ...
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Page 312 - It is better to be a human being dissatisfied than a pig satisfied; better to be Socrates dissatisfied than a fool satisfied.
Page 308 - The creed which accepts as the foundation of morals, Utility, or the Greatest Happiness Principle, holds that actions are right in proportion as they tend to promote happiness, wrong as they tend to produce the reverse of happiness.
Page 323 - As between his own happiness and that of others, utilitarianism requires him to be as strictly impartial as a disinterested and benevolent spectator. In the golden rule of Jesus of Nazareth we read the complete spirit of the ethics of utility. To do as you would be done by, and to love your neighbour as yourself, constitute the ideal perfection of utilitarian morality.
Page 315 - According to the greatest happiness principle, as above explained, the ultimate end, with reference to and for the sake of which all other things are desirable — whether we are considering our own good or that of other people — is an existence exempt as far as possible from pain, and as rich as possible in enjoyments, both in point of quantity and quality...
Page 311 - Few human creatures would consent to be changed into any of the lower animals, for a promise of the fullest allowance of a beast's pleasures ; no intelligent human being would consent to be a fool, no instructed person would be an ignoramus, no person of feeling and conscience would be selfish and base, even though they should be persuaded that the fool, the dunce, or the rascal is better satisfied with his lot than they are with theirs.
Page 165 - What else is it that should trace the insuperable line? Is it the faculty of reason, or, perhaps, the faculty of discourse? But a full-grown horse or dog, is beyond comparison a more rational, as well as a more conversable animal, than an infant of a day, or a week, or even a month, old. But suppose the case were otherwise, what would it avail? The question is not, Can they reason? nor, Can they talk? but, Can they suffer...
Page 310 - But there is no known Epicurean theory of life which does not assign to the pleasures of the intellect, of the feelings and imagination, and of the moral sentiments, a much higher value as pleasures than to those of mere sensation.
Page 374 - To recapitulate: the idea of justice supposes two things— a rule of conduct and a sentiment which sanctions the rule. The first must be supposed common to all mankind and intended for their good. The other (the sentiment) is a desire that punishment may be suffered by those who infringe the rule.
Page 325 - He who saves a fellow creature from drowning does what is morally right, whether his motive be duty or the hope of being paid for his trouble; he who betrays the friend that trusts him is guilty of a crime, even if his object be to serve another friend to whom he is under greater obligations.
Page 314 - ... addict themselves to inferior pleasures, not because they deliberately prefer them, but because they are either the only ones to which they have access, or the only ones which they are any longer capable of enjoying.