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" I mean that principle which approves or disapproves of certain actions, not on account of their tending to augment the happiness, nor yet on account of their tending to diminish the happiness of the party whose interest is in question, but merely because... "
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An Introduction to the Principles of Morals and Legislation, Volume 1

Jeremy Bentham - Crime - 1823 - 332 pages
...approves or disapproves of any action, according to the tendency which it appears to have to augment or diminish the happiness of the party whose interest is in question ; but in an inverse manner : approving of actions in as far as they tend to diminish bis happiness ; disapproving...
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An Introduction to the Principles of Morals and Legislation, Volume 1

Jeremy Bentham - Crime - 1823 - 326 pages
...approves or disapproves of any action, according to the tendency which it appears to have to augment or diminish the happiness of the party whose interest is in question ; but in an inverse manner : approving of actions in as far as they tend to diminish his happiness ; disapproving...
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The Works of Jeremy Bentham, Now First Collected: Under the Superintendence ...

Jeremy Bentham - 1838 - 334 pages
...approves or disapproves of any action, according to the tendency which it appears to have to augment or diminish the happiness of the party whose interest is in question ; but in an inversive manner : approving of actions in as far as they tend to diminish his happiness ; disapproving...
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Lectures on the History of Moral Philosophy in England, Volume 1

William Whewell - Ethics - 1852 - 316 pages
...m.) The Principle of Sympathy (§ xn.) is that which approves or disapproves of certain actions, " merely because a man finds himself disposed to approve...necessity of looking out for any extrinsic ground." And these two Principles are, it seems, according to Bentham's view, the only Principles which are,...
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M. de Tocqueville on democracy in America

John Stuart Mill - History - 1859 - 576 pages
...to augment it. The principle of sympathy is that which approves or disapproves of certain actions ' merely because a man finds himself disposed to approve...necessity of looking out for any extrinsic ground.' And these two principles are, it seems, according to Bentham's view, the only principles which are,...
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Dissertations and Discussions: Political, Philosophical, and ..., Volume 2

John Stuart Mill - History - 1859 - 576 pages
...to augment it. The principle of sympathy is that Avhich approves or disapproves of certain actions 'merely because a man finds himself disposed to approve...necessity of looking out for any extrinsic ground.' And these two principles are, it seems, according to Bentham's view, the only principles which are,...
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Dissertations and Discussions: Political, Philosophical, and ..., Volume 3

John Stuart Mill - History - 1873 - 408 pages
...to augment it. The principle of sympathy is that which approves or disapproves of certain actions, merely because a man finds himself disposed to approve...disapprobation as a sufficient reason for itself, and diselaiming the necessity of looking out for any extrinsic ground." And these two principles are, it...
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An Introduction to the Principles of Morals and Legislation

Jeremy Bentham - Crime - 1876 - 412 pages
...rot, ye, wv, &c. not on account of their tending to augment the happiness, nor yet on account of their tending to diminish the happiness of the party whose...necessity of looking out for any extrinsic ground. Thus far in the general department of morals : and in the particular department of politics, measuring...
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An Introduction to the Principles of Morals and Legislation

Jeremy Bentham - Crime - 1879 - 430 pages
...law prefers a not on account of their tending to augment the happiness, nor yet on account of their tending to diminish the happiness of the party whose...necessity of looking out for any extrinsic ground. Thus far in the general department of morals : and in the particular department of politics, measuring...
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The Principles of Morals and Legislation

Jeremy Bentham - Civil law - 1879 - 378 pages
...nnr— y°fM>n fl""rmTit "ft^nir tending tft diminish tb^ happiness of the party whose interest is_jn question, but merely because a man finds himself disposed to approve or disapprove of thgm : holding up that approbation or disapprobation as a sufficient reason for itself, and disclaiming...
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