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... happiness principle . ' This school of thought is not concerned with " the agent's own great- est happiness , but the greatest amount of happiness altogether . " Be- cause " it is unquestionably possible to do without happiness . . . it ...
... happiness principle . ' This school of thought is not concerned with " the agent's own great- est happiness , but the greatest amount of happiness altogether . " Be- cause " it is unquestionably possible to do without happiness . . . it ...
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... Happiness and the General Welfare The unalienable right to the " pursuit of happiness , " for the preser- vation of which , according to the Declaration , governments are established , is probably as amorphous and indefinable a right as ...
... Happiness and the General Welfare The unalienable right to the " pursuit of happiness , " for the preser- vation of which , according to the Declaration , governments are established , is probably as amorphous and indefinable a right as ...
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... happiness of others but at the same time refrained from deliberately impairing their happiness . " He there rationalizes " meritorious duties to others " by arguing that the attitude implied in one who says " I will neither help nor ...
... happiness of others but at the same time refrained from deliberately impairing their happiness . " He there rationalizes " meritorious duties to others " by arguing that the attitude implied in one who says " I will neither help nor ...
Contents
The Religious Component in the Secular | 35 |
Section 7 | 41 |
Preliminary Remarks | 51 |
Copyright | |
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