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They ask us to accept " as the foundation of morals . . . the greatest happiness principle . ' This school of thought is not concerned with " the agent's own greatest happiness , but the greatest amount of happiness altogether .
They ask us to accept " as the foundation of morals . . . the greatest happiness principle . ' This school of thought is not concerned with " the agent's own greatest happiness , but the greatest amount of happiness altogether .
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The Pursuit of Happiness and the General Welfare The unalienable right to the " pursuit of happiness , " for the preservation of which , according to the Declaration , governments are established , is probably as amorphous and ...
The Pursuit of Happiness and the General Welfare The unalienable right to the " pursuit of happiness , " for the preservation of which , according to the Declaration , governments are established , is probably as amorphous and ...
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... nothing to the happiness of others but at the same time refrained from deliberately impairing their happiness . ... seek their own happiness , everyone must endeavor , so far as in him lies , to further the ends of others " ( p .
... nothing to the happiness of others but at the same time refrained from deliberately impairing their happiness . ... seek their own happiness , everyone must endeavor , so far as in him lies , to further the ends of others " ( p .
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| Title | The Ethical in the Jewish and American Heritage Volume 4 of Moreshet series : studies in Jewish history, literature and thought Volume 4 of Moreshet series |
| Author | Simon Greenberg |
| Publisher | Jewish Theological Seminary of America, 1977 |
| Original from | the University of California |
| Digitized | 21 Dec 2006 |
| ISBN | 0873340027, 9780873340021 |
| Length | 327 pages |
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