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Ethics Analysis by ? Analysis by ? Ethics
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Moral philosophy
Science is that
in which there is something
certain & evidt.
p.2.
2
Moral philosophy is
divided into —
1 Ethics
2 Economics
3 Politics.
p.3
3
Ends divided into
ultimate and mediate.
p.
4
Ultimate end of Ethics
— attainment of supreme fecility
p.5
5.
Means, virtue, honor,
riches, learning. p.5.
6
Felicity is the presence
of good & absence of evil.
7
Felicity is divided into
the object &
8
Good is that which
contributes to increase preserve
pleasure & avert evil.
p.6.
9
Evil is that which
increases pain, or diminishes
pleasure.
p6.
10
Good is either
1. external
2. bodily or
3 mental.
p6
11
Good in general is
1. Jucundum
2 utilie
3 honestum
p 7.
12.
Supreme good consists
in virtue —
p.10
13
Human felicity consists
in acting according
to the dictates of the
most refined virtue.
p.10.
14
Moral phil
Principle concern
of moral philosophy
human actions —
p 11
15.
— which are dependt.
upon
1. the understanding
2. the will.
p.11
16
The understanding is
1. speculative
2. practical.
p.1.
17
— and
1. active
1. passive
2. active —
18.
— active consists in
an exercise of the
judgement which is
1— in discriminating
2. in comparing. p12
3. in exercising the
will in coveting &
rejecting. p.13.
4. in deliberating
on the most eligible
means. p. 13
19
II The Will functions
1. willing positive acts
2. discriminating.
20
1. Negative acts
1
2
21
1
Affections of the Will
1. Liberty
2 Power
2.
Liberty is freedom from
either
1. from external force
2 internal.
p 17
3.
2 Power is either
1. Imper Perfect or
2 ImPerfect.
p.19
4
Rules of human action
are —
1. external — as laws.
2 internal — as conscience.
5.
Divine law is
1 expressed
2 implied — (natural law)
or
1. natural
2 positive.
p. 22
6
Conscience is so safe
a guide that to act
contrary to it is surely
to sin.
p. 26
7
Conscience is
1 Recta
2 Certa
3 Dulia.
p. 27
Of good & evil actions
in genl.
1
The divine will or
the right reason standard or good
& evil.
2
Good is either practical
or theoretical
p 29
Actions are good
either
1. practically
2 theoretically or are
3 indiffert. or are
4 malum in se or
5 mala prohibitum
p. 30
Actions
Voluntary & Involuntary
1.
No action praiseworthy
but voluntary ones.
p 31.
2
Actions are voluntary
1. directly
2 indirectly.
p.31
3
Involuntary actions
are the result of
1 force
2 ignorance. p 32
4
Ignorance is
1. Vincible
2 Invincible — & is
1 of the law or
2 of the fact 5
p. 23
5.
— or they are mixt
partly voluntary partly
involuntary. p. 23
Appetites or Passions
1
Passions are
1 Social
2. Dissocial.
p. 25
2
Passions from whence
all others are derived
are —
1 Love
2 Hatred. p 36
Moral virtue in genl.
1
Means of attaining
felicity — the practice
of the moral & intellectual
virtues.
p. 38.
2
Virtue is with regard
to
1 internal lights/objects
2 external.
3
The standard of virtue
is the divine will or
right reason.
Twelve species of
Probity.
1. Prudence
2. Fortitude
3 Temperance
4 Justice
5. Liberality
6. Magnificence
7. Magnanimity
8. Modesty
9. Gentleness
10. Veracity
11. Comitas Affability
12. Urbanity.
p. 44.
2. Prudence is the
principal & moderator
of all the other
virtues. 45.
3
Prudence is of
1. of genl applicatn
2. of particular do.
45.
4.
Prudence is acquired
1. by genl rules & precepts
2 by experience. 46.
Fortitude is —
1
1. internal — fear
2. external — objects
exciting fear. 47.
2.
Connected with Fortitude
are Patience
& Equanimity. 47.
3.
Fortitude in deficience
is Timidity. 48.
4
— In excess — Temerity
48.
Temperance is
1
2. external
1. internal p. 48
2.
Temperance is confined
to the Taste & Feeling.
49
3
Temperance in excess
is too much Abstinence
— in deficience — Intemperance.
49
4.
The Appetites are
1. Natural
2. Unnatural
3. Adiaphorae. p. 50
5.
Temperance is
1 Sobriety
2. Chastity. p. 50
Justice is
1
1. General
2. Particular or
1. towards the community
2. towards individuals.
p. 51
2.
In Justice in genl
4 things to be observed.
1. Objectum ejus
2. Oppositum ejus
3. Necessitas ejus.
4. Extensic ejus. p. 52.
3.
Particular Justice.
Injustice is
1. Usurping more
good than is our
due.
2 the bearing less
burthen than is
our due. p. 53
4
Particular Justice is
1 Distributive
2. Commutativa p. 54
5. & 6. Liberality &
Magnificence.
1
Liberality is
1. internal as the desire
of money
2 external as the
money itself. 55.
1.
Things to be considered
in bestowing money.
1. the end
2. the person
3 the quantity
4. the time
5 the place & Animus.
57
2
Circumstances to
justify the bestowing
it.
1. that it be pure from
pure kindness —
2. that the object be desirs
3
4. for a useful purpose.
5. soon —
6. willingly — p. 58.
3
Extreme liberality is
prodigality — in
deficience — Avarice.
p. 58
7, 8. Magnanimity
Modesty.
Magnanimity is
1. Internal — desire
of honor —
2. External — honor
itself. 59.
2.
Magnanimity consists dictates
not to be
1 insolent in prosperity
2 depressed by adversity
3 not to admire trifles
4 to be unmindful of
injuries.
5. to act conscientiously
6. to be open in friendships
& enmities.
7. not to praise yrself
8. not to curse others
9 not to be rash.
10 not to be cowardly
60.
9. Equableness is
1. Internal — Anger
2. External — objects
that provoke Anger.
2
Equableness consists
in 1st not being angry
when we ought not.
2 — nor immoderately
3. nor too long. 61
3
From Anger originates
Revenge which
1. Defensive
2. Offensive. & 62
1. Private
2. Public. 63
10 Veracity is
1. Logical
2. Ethical. 64
2
To logical Veracity is
opposed Falsehood.
— to ethical Mendacity.
64.
3
Mendacity A falsehood is
1. Pernicious
2. for some acknowledg'd admitted
good purpose
3. jocularity 65.
11& 12. Affability
& Urbanity.
Virtues are perfect
& imperfect — imperfect
are
Continence
Tolerance. 68
Obj Continence is
with regard
1. to the body
taste &
feeling
2. to the Riches. 70
Friendship
the purpose is
1 Jucunda
2. Utilis
3 Honesta. 72
2
— as to the objects persons it
is
1. among between equals
2. between unequals.
73.
3.
— its adjuncts are
1. Concord
2. Benevolence
3. Beneficence. 73.
4
True Friendship can
only be founded on
virtue. 73
5.The laws of friendshp
require that among
friends there shd be
1. Warmth & Constancy
2. To have things in common.
3. Familiarity
4.
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