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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... individual , IV . The history which was given , upon a former occasion , of the sources of our good and evil , of the happiness we are rendered capable of enjoy- ing , and the misery to which we are exposed , manifests that the state of ...
... individual , IV . The history which was given , upon a former occasion , of the sources of our good and evil , of the happiness we are rendered capable of enjoy- ing , and the misery to which we are exposed , manifests that the state of ...
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... state and every action of moral agents , both as individuals , and in their relative and social characters , to collect and arrange the moral pre- cepts deducible from the principles advanced into a regular system 24 INTRODUCTION .
... state and every action of moral agents , both as individuals , and in their relative and social characters , to collect and arrange the moral pre- cepts deducible from the principles advanced into a regular system 24 INTRODUCTION .
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... Individuals to par- ticular objects , become an immediate source of pleasure to themselves , and of utility to others . By this happy constitution of things , each one is able to enjoy his own particular object , with fewer ...
... Individuals to par- ticular objects , become an immediate source of pleasure to themselves , and of utility to others . By this happy constitution of things , each one is able to enjoy his own particular object , with fewer ...
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... individual capacity ; or it may respect our social intercourse , and relate to the beneficial offices we are able to perform , in the various relations of life ; or to the * See Phil : Treat . evils induced upon those with whom we are ...
... individual capacity ; or it may respect our social intercourse , and relate to the beneficial offices we are able to perform , in the various relations of life ; or to the * See Phil : Treat . evils induced upon those with whom we are ...
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... Individual would pro- bably feel , at any other period , from an exposure to scenes much less terrific . Where danger is urgent , and other methods of escape impracticable , a courageous disposition forms an exalted character , and it ...
... Individual would pro- bably feel , at any other period , from an exposure to scenes much less terrific . Where danger is urgent , and other methods of escape impracticable , a courageous disposition forms an exalted character , and it ...
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