British Moralists, Being Selections from Writers Principally of the Eighteenth Century: Samuel Clarke-Discourse upon natural religion ; Balguy-Foundation of moral goodness. Part I ; Richard Price-Review of the principal questions in morals ; (Appendix) Balguy-Foundation of moral goodness. Part II ; Brown-Essays on the characteristics. Essay II. On the motives of virtue ; John Clarke (of Hull)-Foundation of morality in theory and practice ; Cudworth-Treatise concerning eternal and immutable morality ; John Gay-Fundamental principle of virtue or morality ; Hobbes-Leviathan. Of human nature ; Kames-Essays on the principles of morality and natural religion ; Locke-Essay concerning human understanding ; Mandeville-Enquiry into the origin of moral virtue ; Paly-Principles of moral and political philosophy ; Wollaston-Religion of nature delineatedSir Lewis Amherst Selby-Bigge Clarendon Press, 1897 |
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... Beauty in them , that the All - powerful Creator and Governour of the Universe , ( who has the absolute and uncóntroulable Dominion of all things in his own Hands , and is accountable to none for what he does , yet ) thinks it no ...
... Beauty in them , that the All - powerful Creator and Governour of the Universe , ( who has the absolute and uncóntroulable Dominion of all things in his own Hands , and is accountable to none for what he does , yet ) thinks it no ...
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... Beauty and Harmony of the exercise of God's several Attributes , meeting with suitable returns of Duty and Honour from all his rational Creatures throughout the Universe . * * * Secondly . In respect of our Fellow - Creatures , the Rule ...
... Beauty and Harmony of the exercise of God's several Attributes , meeting with suitable returns of Duty and Honour from all his rational Creatures throughout the Universe . * * * Secondly . In respect of our Fellow - Creatures , the Rule ...
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... Beauty , as well as invincible Strength , that it seems not capable of having any thing added to it . * * For the same reason , that a Man is obliged to preserve his own Being at all , he is bound likewise to preserve himself , as far ...
... Beauty , as well as invincible Strength , that it seems not capable of having any thing added to it . * * For the same reason , that a Man is obliged to preserve his own Being at all , he is bound likewise to preserve himself , as far ...
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... Beauty , the same Excellency , the same Weight and Importance of the Rules of everlasting Righteous- ness , with regard to which God is always pleased to make those Rules the Measure of all his Own Actions , prove it impossible but he ...
... Beauty , the same Excellency , the same Weight and Importance of the Rules of everlasting Righteous- ness , with regard to which God is always pleased to make those Rules the Measure of all his Own Actions , prove it impossible but he ...
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... Beauty and Virtue , has written both his Books with so good a Design , is every where so instructive or entertaining , and discovers upon all Occasions such a Fund of good Nature , as well as good Sense , that I find myself much more ...
... Beauty and Virtue , has written both his Books with so good a Design , is every where so instructive or entertaining , and discovers upon all Occasions such a Fund of good Nature , as well as good Sense , that I find myself much more ...
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absolutely absurd actions Affection agreeable Amen Corner amiable antecedent antecedent Law appear approve arise assert Author Beauty Benevolence BERNARD DE MANDEVILLE called cause command concerning conformity consequently considered constitution contrary creatures criterion deny desire determine Disposition duty Edition endeavour Enquiry equal esteem eternal evident evil Faculties Foundation happiness hath HENRY HOME human ideas imagine immutable indifferent instances Instinct Isaac Bayley Balfour JOHN BALGUY JOHN GAY Justice kind liberty Lond mankind manner Matter means meer Mind misery Moral Agent moral sense motive Natural Justice natures of things necessarily necessary necessity notion Numbers objects obligation observed Origin of Virtue particular passions perceive perception plainly positive laws principle produce proper proposition publick punishment rational Rational Agents Reason of Things rectitude regard Relations right and wrong rule Self-Love sensible shew suppose tion true truth understanding uneasiness universal Unjust vice Virtue virtuous
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Страница 293 - To this war of every man, against every man, this also is consequent ; that nothing can be unjust. The notions of right and wrong, justice and injustice, have there no place. Where there is no common power, there is no law : where no law, no injustice.
Страница 291 - Hereby it is manifest, that during the time men live without a common power to keep them all in awe, they are in that condition which is called war ; and such a war, as is of every man, against every man.
Страница 357 - the doing good to mankind, in obedience to the will of God, and for the sake of everlasting happiness.
Страница 294 - And consequently it is a precept, or general rule of reason, that every man, ought to endeavor peace, as far as he has hope of obtaining it; and when he cannot obtain it, that he may seek, and use, all helps, and advantages of war.
Страница 293 - The passions that incline men to peace are fear of death, desire of such things as are necessary to commodious living, and a hope by their industry to obtain them.
Страница 291 - So that in the nature of man, we find three principal causes of quarrel. First, competition; secondly, diffidence; thirdly, glory. The first maketh men invade for gain; the second, for safety; and the third, for reputation.
Страница 260 - For these words of good, evil, and contemptible, are ever used with relation to the person that useth them: there being nothing simply and absolutely so; nor any common rule of good and evil, to be taken from the nature of the objects themselves...
Страница 290 - And as to the faculties of the mind, setting aside the arts grounded upon words, and especially that skill of proceeding upon general and infallible rules, called science ; which very few have, and but in few things ; as being not a native faculty, born with us; nor attained, as prudence, while we look after somewhat else, I find yet a greater equality amongst men than that of strength.
Страница 294 - A Law of Nature (lex naturalis) is a precept or general rule found out by reason, by which a man is forbidden to do that which is destructive of his life or taketh away the means of preserving the same; and to omit that by which he thinketh it may be best preserved.