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| William Edward Hartpole Lecky - Ethics - 1809 - 532 pages
...of utility, •without any special reference to man. ' The creed which accepts as the foundation of morals, utility or the greatest happiness principle,...as they tend to produce the reverse of happiness.' — Utilitafianism, pp. 0-10. * The exception of course being domestic animals, which may be injured... | |
| American literature - 1871 - 808 pages
...utilitarian school, on the contrary, have maintained that we have no proof of such an intuitional sense ; that actions are right in proportion as they tend...as they tend to produce the reverse of happiness. But since they have never assigned any other reason for the desire to produce general happiness than... | |
| 1861 - 882 pages
...anything towards rescuing it from this utter degradation.* The creed which accepts as the foundation of morals, Utility, or the Greatest Happiness Principle,...unhappiness, pain, and the privation of pleasure. To give a clear view of the moral standard set up by the theory, much more requires to be said ; in... | |
| Great Britain - 1863 - 972 pages
...following definition is given, ri:.. — "The creed which accepts as the foundation of morals, utilitv. or the greatest happiness principle; holds that actions...is intended pleasure, and the absence of pain ; by unhappiuess, pain, and the privation of pleasure " (p. 10). "According to the greatest happiness principle,... | |
| John Stuart Mill - Decision making - 1863 - 120 pages
...anything towards rescuing it from this utter degradation.* The creed which accepts as the foundation of morals, Utility, or the Greatest Happiness Principle,...promote happiness, wrong as they tend to produce the * The author of this essay has reason for believing himself to be the first person who brought the... | |
| John Stuart Mill - History - 1864 - 406 pages
...degradation.* The creed which accepts, as the foundation of morals, Utility, or the Greatest-happiness Principle, holds that actions are right in proportion...by unhappiness, pain and the privation of pleasure. To give a clear view of the moral standard set up by the theory, much more requires to be said ; in... | |
| Charles Tennant - 1864 - 502 pages
...Utility is, or what Mr. Mill means by it. The only explanation which he has given is that, " Utility holds that actions are right in proportion as they...as they tend to produce the reverse of happiness." There is nothing new in this, and nobody ever disputed it, but there is not much explanation in this.... | |
| William McCombie - Christianity and culture - 1864 - 178 pages
...that one shall neither hurt himself nor hurt others." " The creed which accepts as the foundation of morals, Utility, or the Greatest Happiness Principle,...proportion as they tend to promote happiness, wrong in proportion as they tend to produce the reverse of happiness. By happiness is intended pleasure,... | |
| John Stuart Mill - Utilitarianism - 1864 - 108 pages
...degradation.* ., The creed which accepts as the foundation of morals, Utility, or the Greatest-Happiness Principle, holds that actions are right in proportion...promote happiness, wrong as they tend to produce the * The author of this essay has reason for believing himself to be the first person who brought the... | |
| Charles Tennant - Utilitarianism - 1864 - 486 pages
...explanation which he has given is that, " Utility holds that actions are right in proportion as they tend te promote happiness, wrong as they tend to produce the reverse of happiness." There is nothing newjn this, and nobody ever dispute3Tt7^ut there is not much explanation in this.... | |
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