A Treatise on the Passions and Affections of the Mind, Philosophical, Ethical, and Theological: In a Series of Disquisitions, in which are Traced, the Moral History of Man, in His Pursuits, Powers, and Motives of Action, and the Means of Obtaining Permanent Well-being and Happiness, Volume 3T. Cadell and W. Davies, 1813 - Christianity |
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... from the love of knowledge ; and it reaches to those more exalted sensations which constitute the high- est state of well - being , Felicity . Hitherto we have chiefly considered man , as an interested 2 INTRODUCTION .
... from the love of knowledge ; and it reaches to those more exalted sensations which constitute the high- est state of well - being , Felicity . Hitherto we have chiefly considered man , as an interested 2 INTRODUCTION .
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... constitute the basis of our subsequent disquisitions . I. By Conduct we understand an effort to possess some particular object , or to apply certain means in order to obtain certain ends ; and by right Con- duct , we express such ...
... constitute the basis of our subsequent disquisitions . I. By Conduct we understand an effort to possess some particular object , or to apply certain means in order to obtain certain ends ; and by right Con- duct , we express such ...
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... constitutes robbery and plun- der . Justice cannot enjoin upon another , the per- formance of more than the claimant has a right to demand : -This is oppression ; it renders pow- er the only rule of action . Justice cannot exact from ...
... constitutes robbery and plun- der . Justice cannot enjoin upon another , the per- formance of more than the claimant has a right to demand : -This is oppression ; it renders pow- er the only rule of action . Justice cannot exact from ...
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... constitute the habitual enjoyment of life , are more pernicious in their effects , although they may not be so criminal in the motives . Benevolence . The love of justice simply expresses a right disposition towards that which is ...
... constitute the habitual enjoyment of life , are more pernicious in their effects , although they may not be so criminal in the motives . Benevolence . The love of justice simply expresses a right disposition towards that which is ...
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... constitutes any particular act an indispen- sible duty , or stamps criminality upon its opposite ; are questions which have given rise to much con- troversy in the philosophical world ; and this suf- ficiently manifests that the subject ...
... constitutes any particular act an indispen- sible duty , or stamps criminality upon its opposite ; are questions which have given rise to much con- troversy in the philosophical world ; and this suf- ficiently manifests that the subject ...
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