The Ethics of John Stuart MillBlackwood, 1897 - 233 páginas |
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... passages from his other writings , which corrobor- ate , supplement , or correct the statements of the text . It is hoped that in this way a reasonably complete account of Mill's ethical theory is presented . The editions vi PREFACE.
... passages from his other writings , which corrobor- ate , supplement , or correct the statements of the text . It is hoped that in this way a reasonably complete account of Mill's ethical theory is presented . The editions vi PREFACE.
Página xxi
... complete definition of the stand- ard of morals gave Bentham's work its peculiar sig- nificance in the development of English ethics ; and the consistency with which he repudiated all other grounds of judgment , and made the utilitarian ...
... complete definition of the stand- ard of morals gave Bentham's work its peculiar sig- nificance in the development of English ethics ; and the consistency with which he repudiated all other grounds of judgment , and made the utilitarian ...
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... complete independence which libertarian theories are apt to suggest , but are in vital relation to the whole mental life of the agent . Mill's determinism is thus chiefly interesting to him . as the postulate of a " science of human ...
... complete independence which libertarian theories are apt to suggest , but are in vital relation to the whole mental life of the agent . Mill's determinism is thus chiefly interesting to him . as the postulate of a " science of human ...
Página xxxi
... complete analysis of mental function . Encumbered as it is with ethical and theo- logical reflections , his philosophy is primarily an induc- tive study of human consciousness , designed to show what its elements are , and by what ...
... complete analysis of mental function . Encumbered as it is with ethical and theo- logical reflections , his philosophy is primarily an induc- tive study of human consciousness , designed to show what its elements are , and by what ...
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... complete de- pendence of these functions upon the course of external events , or the possibility which that dependence con- firms of studying conduct by the methods proper to natural sciences.2 But , in relation to the method of moral ...
... complete de- pendence of these functions upon the course of external events , or the possibility which that dependence con- firms of studying conduct by the methods proper to natural sciences.2 But , in relation to the method of moral ...
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