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Page 234
... action " ( Sidgwick , Methods , p . xvi ) . 11. " Whenever therefore the particular end of any action is the happiness of another ( though the agent designed thereby to pro- cure to himself esteem and favor , and looked upon that esteem ...
... action " ( Sidgwick , Methods , p . xvi ) . 11. " Whenever therefore the particular end of any action is the happiness of another ( though the agent designed thereby to pro- cure to himself esteem and favor , and looked upon that esteem ...
Page 237
... action instead , which would have caused more pleasure than the one he did " ( p . 19 ) . Whether an action is right or wrong , therefore , has nothing to do with " motives " but only with consequences . " Motives are relevant to some ...
... action instead , which would have caused more pleasure than the one he did " ( p . 19 ) . Whether an action is right or wrong , therefore , has nothing to do with " motives " but only with consequences . " Motives are relevant to some ...
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... action which is generally accepted as having been right because of its consequences , may legitimately be used as a precedent for other actions . " Let us suppose that an action X which is right and whose total effects are A ; and let ...
... action which is generally accepted as having been right because of its consequences , may legitimately be used as a precedent for other actions . " Let us suppose that an action X which is right and whose total effects are A ; and let ...
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The Religious Component in the Secular | 35 |
Section 7 | 41 |
Preliminary Remarks | 51 |
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