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The root to which these men pro- posed to go was human happiness . That , for them , was the ' root question " to be addressed to any law , custom , or insti- tution . For the most part they did not spend time seeking to justify this ...
The root to which these men pro- posed to go was human happiness . That , for them , was the ' root question " to be addressed to any law , custom , or insti- tution . For the most part they did not spend time seeking to justify this ...
Page 332
I must repeat again , what critics seldom have the justice to acknowledge , that the happiness which forms the standard of what is right in conduct , is not the agent's own happiness but the happiness of all concerned .
I must repeat again , what critics seldom have the justice to acknowledge , that the happiness which forms the standard of what is right in conduct , is not the agent's own happiness but the happiness of all concerned .
Page 333
If by happiness be meant a continuity of highly pleasurable excite- ment , it is evident that this is impossible . A state of exalted pleas- ure lasts only for a few moments , or in some cases for somewhat longer periods .
If by happiness be meant a continuity of highly pleasurable excite- ment , it is evident that this is impossible . A state of exalted pleas- ure lasts only for a few moments , or in some cases for somewhat longer periods .
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AN ACCOUNT OF THIS BOOK | 1 |
David Hume | 39 |
An argument for limited theism | 57 |
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| Title | An Introduction to Modern Philosophy in Six Philosophical Problems Volume 615 of Education manual U.S. Armed forces Institute. Education manual. 615 Volume 615 of United States. War Department: Educational manual Volume 615 of War Department education manual |
| Author | Alburey Castell |
| Publisher | Macmillan, 1943 |
| Length | 562 pages |
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