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6 Sept 1814 §.1 1

Logic or Ethics Ch. Object of Pursuit not

1 §.1

Ch
Sole Object of and constant End of Action, or object of mans pursuit, well-being

Ch
His own Well being is actually properly and necessarily the
sole object of every mans pursuit

Ch
Object Universal object of pursuit to man — what the
actual — what the proper.

§.1. Questions Topics belonging to this head

Well-being, composed as hath been seen, of the
maximum of pleasure minus the minimum of pain
the pleasure it will be seen a man's own pleasure — the pain a
man's own pain will upon sober consideration a strict and close enquiry
be seen to be actually the ultimate entrance and
sole ultimate object of pursuit to every man at all
times.

1 Can it ever fail or cease cease or fail so to be?

2. Can Each then that occasion in which it ought
to cease or fail or cease so to be?

3. If this can not to every no man ever cease or fail to be the
ultimate object of his pursuit, then what it may be
asked can ever be the use or effect of this or any
other discourse on the subject of Ethics.

In For all these several questions answers
will be endeavourd to be found.



Identifier: | JB/014/044/001
"JB/" can not be assigned to a declared number type with value 14.

Date_1

1814-09-06

Marginal Summary Numbering

Box

014

Main Headings

deontology

Folio number

044

Info in main headings field

logic or ethics

Image

001

Titles

[[titles::ch end of action, or / sole and constant object of man's pursuit, well-being / ch / his own well being is actually properly and necessarily the sole object of every man's pursuit / ch / universal object of pursuit to man […]]]

Category

text sheet

Number of Pages

1

Recto/Verso

recto

Page Numbering

d1 / e1

Penner

jeremy bentham

Watermarks

Marginals

Paper Producer

Corrections

Paper Produced in Year

Notes public

ID Number

4807

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