The Ethics of John Stuart MillBlackwood, 1897 - 233 páginas |
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... pain or pleasure . 1 This method of judging the morality of conduct was not , of course , discovered by Mill : it was a heritage 1 P. 83 note 1 . from English moralists who went before him . It has xviii INTRODUCTORY ESSAYS.
... pain or pleasure . 1 This method of judging the morality of conduct was not , of course , discovered by Mill : it was a heritage 1 P. 83 note 1 . from English moralists who went before him . It has xviii INTRODUCTORY ESSAYS.
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... pain of their presence and the pleasure of their removal or satisfaction . The theory that desire is always for pleasure is the only account of it which can be given if the method of ex- planation that is adopted abstracts from every ...
... pain of their presence and the pleasure of their removal or satisfaction . The theory that desire is always for pleasure is the only account of it which can be given if the method of ex- planation that is adopted abstracts from every ...
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... pains as might be the legitimate out- come of a Hedonism like that of Bentham , but by his view of the way in which the characters of individual persons are likely to be affected.1 The extent to which Mill's ethical reflection is ...
... pains as might be the legitimate out- come of a Hedonism like that of Bentham , but by his view of the way in which the characters of individual persons are likely to be affected.1 The extent to which Mill's ethical reflection is ...
Página lxxi
... pain - that plea- sures exist in relation to systems of life and con- duct , and are made good or evil by these . When he makes the judgment of those who are capable of higher pleasures decide what pleasures are really worth having ...
... pain - that plea- sures exist in relation to systems of life and con- duct , and are made good or evil by these . When he makes the judgment of those who are capable of higher pleasures decide what pleasures are really worth having ...
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... pains and pleasures . Mill modified his conception of human character and conduct ; but he never learned to think of them in a way which was really consistent with his own ethical position . His conception of virtue is one which cannot ...
... pains and pleasures . Mill modified his conception of human character and conduct ; but he never learned to think of them in a way which was really consistent with his own ethical position . His conception of virtue is one which cannot ...
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Página 83 - The creed which accepts as the foundation of morals, Utility, or the Greatest Happiness Principle, holds that actions are right in proportion as they tend to promote happiness, wrong as they tend to produce the reverse of happiness.
Página xcv - It is better to be a human being dissatisfied than a pig satisfied; better to be Socrates dissatisfied than a fool satisfied.
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