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12 Sept 1814 2

Logic or Ethics or say Deontology Ch Ethical field divided

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Relation of duty to Virtue. Probity a duty: beneficence
S also Prudence except in a sort of figurative sense
what so introducto.
Virtues — 1. intrinsically intr valuable. 2. subservient

From any number of sources of division, the whole
or aggregate in question, be it what it may, may, according
to the various exigencies of which human
affairs are susceptible need to be divided: divided, and
at the same time in each instance, in such a plan of
division as shall in each instance be found exhaustive.

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From any number of
sources of division may
the aggregate need to be
divided: and these
all exhaustive

I. First source of division
1. Situation of Person, whose interest is in question to be pursued — 1. the proposed agent
party person himself. 2. another party another person or
set of persons more or less numerous and, exhaustive.

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I Source of division
1 Person whose interest
is in question —
2 — another party.

From this source of division the whole field of virtue
is divided into two portions — 1. the field of self-regarding
3 the field of extra-regarding Virtue

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The Here the field of virtue is
divided into
1 The field of self regarding virtue
2 Do of extra-regarding do

II. Second source of division applying extensively to the
extra-regarding branch of virtue — absence or presence of absence
of obligation to do pursue the path of conduct recommended which is
by the virtue by by the pursuit of which is considered the virtue
is exercised.

From this source of division the field of extra-regarding
Virtue is again divided into two portions, viz. the field of
probity, and the field of beneficence.

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II. Source of division
applying exclusively to
the extra-regarding
branch of virtue — presence
or absence of obligation
to pursue the path of conduct
by which the
virtue is exercised —
Hence the field of extra-regarding
virtue is divided
into —
1. Field of Probity
2. Do of Beneficence

III. Third source of division applicable successively respectively to
the respective fields of those three most extensive and
all-embracing Virtues, Numbers of the several subordinate Virtues
which From this source are respectively subservient and or reducible to, one
or more of these three. From this source the field of Virtue Morals
is divisible into as many ulterior portions, as there are of these
secondary virtues.

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III. Source of division
applicable to the respective
fields of the three
all embracing virtues
Here the field of virtue
is divisible into as many
parts as there are secondary
virtues included in
these three —



Identifier: | JB/014/082/001
"JB/" can not be assigned to a declared number type with value 14.

Date_1

1814-09-12

Marginal Summary Numbering

6-10

Box

014

Main Headings

deontology

Folio number

082

Info in main headings field

logic or ethics or say deontology

Image

001

Titles

Category

text sheet

Number of Pages

1

Recto/Verso

recto

Page Numbering

d2 / e1

Penner

jeremy bentham

Watermarks

Marginals

john herbert koe

Paper Producer

Corrections

Paper Produced in Year

Notes public

ID Number

4845

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