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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... Pain . * * 1 * 6. Further yet : As this Law of Nature is infinitely supe- riour to all Authority of Men , and independent upon it , so its obligation , primarily and originally , is antecedent also even to this Consideration , of its ...
... Pain . * * 1 * 6. Further yet : As this Law of Nature is infinitely supe- riour to all Authority of Men , and independent upon it , so its obligation , primarily and originally , is antecedent also even to this Consideration , of its ...
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... Pain , that I attempt to point out some Particulars , wherein I apprehend he has erred . I should scarce content myself with the old Excuse of magis amica Veritas , if the Mistakes which I think he has committed , did not appear to be ...
... Pain , that I attempt to point out some Particulars , wherein I apprehend he has erred . I should scarce content myself with the old Excuse of magis amica Veritas , if the Mistakes which I think he has committed , did not appear to be ...
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... Pain , without Cause , to a sensible Creature , is an Action self - evidently wrong , as being directly repugnant to the Nature of the Object , and the Circumstances of the Agent : The 554 Iniquity of it is as manifest to every ...
... Pain , without Cause , to a sensible Creature , is an Action self - evidently wrong , as being directly repugnant to the Nature of the Object , and the Circumstances of the Agent : The 554 Iniquity of it is as manifest to every ...
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... Pain is a natural Evil ; here is therefore a plain and perpetual Reason against the Infliction of it , when no stronger intervenes to make it requisite . In like manner we certainly know that Pleasure is a natural Good ; here is ...
... Pain is a natural Evil ; here is therefore a plain and perpetual Reason against the Infliction of it , when no stronger intervenes to make it requisite . In like manner we certainly know that Pleasure is a natural Good ; here is ...
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... pain ; in like manner , according to Dr. Hutcheson , we are so made , that certain affections and actions of moral agents shall be the necessary occasions of agreeable or disagreeable sensations in us , and procure our love or dislike ...
... pain ; in like manner , according to Dr. Hutcheson , we are so made , that certain affections and actions of moral agents shall be the necessary occasions of agreeable or disagreeable sensations in us , and procure our love or dislike ...
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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 311 - And they said one to another, We are verily guilty concerning our brother, in that we saw the anguish of his soul, when he besought us, and we would not hear ; therefore is this distress come upon us.
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.