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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... Right and Wrong , as he would be to believe , that ever there could be any Geo- meter who would seriously and in good earnest lay it down as a first Principle , that a crooked Line is as straight as a right one . So that indeed it might ...
... Right and Wrong , as he would be to believe , that ever there could be any Geo- meter who would seriously and in good earnest lay it down as a first Principle , that a crooked Line is as straight as a right one . So that indeed it might ...
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... Right and Wrong , Just and Unjust , and there may be some latitude in the judgment of different Men , and the Laws of divers Nations , yet Right and Wrong are nevertheless in themselves totally and essen- tially different , even ...
... Right and Wrong , Just and Unjust , and there may be some latitude in the judgment of different Men , and the Laws of divers Nations , yet Right and Wrong are nevertheless in themselves totally and essen- tially different , even ...
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... Evil , Right and Wrong , cannot but be confessed to be plainly and undeniably evident , the difference between them must be also essential and unalterable in all even the smallest and nicest and most intricate Cases , though it be not ...
... Evil , Right and Wrong , cannot but be confessed to be plainly and undeniably evident , the difference between them must be also essential and unalterable in all even the smallest and nicest and most intricate Cases , though it be not ...
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... wrong affection , ' tis manifest His Divine Will cannot but always and necessarily determine itself to choose to Do ... Right and Wrong , or wilfully and perversely allow themselves to be over - ruled by absurd Passions 12 CLARKE .
... wrong affection , ' tis manifest His Divine Will cannot but always and necessarily determine itself to choose to Do ... Right and Wrong , or wilfully and perversely allow themselves to be over - ruled by absurd Passions 12 CLARKE .
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... Right of the Case , as ' tis natural and ( absolutely speaking ) necessary , that the Understanding should submit to a demonstrated Truth . And ' tis as absurd and blame - worthy , to mistake negligently plain Right and Wrong , that is ...
... Right of the Case , as ' tis natural and ( absolutely speaking ) necessary , that the Understanding should submit to a demonstrated Truth . And ' tis as absurd and blame - worthy , to mistake negligently plain Right and Wrong , that is ...
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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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