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13 Sept 1814

Logic or Ethics Ch Virtue undefic

1

Note Ministerial not and, why.

§. The Virtues, or modifications species of Virtues, classed

§ Virtue its [divisions or] modifications.

Intrinsically valuable useful virtues, subservient or ancillary virtues
under one or other of these heads may will all every
thing which is entitled to the appellation of virtue, and
with or not many few if any exceptions ever thing that has ever
worn the name of virtue, be comprised be found, [considered as]: every thing act which
being possessed characterized of those other properties that other property which have has been above
spoken of as essential to virtue, as essential ingredients in the composition
of one act of virtue, can upon the principle of utility, be regarded as capable
of being with propriety
designated by that appellation:
every thing
which taking for the
standard and list of
virtues conduciveness subservience
to well-being, can
with propriety and
consistency be regarded
as entitled to the
name of virtue.

Prudence, [in respect of the greater part of its application]
probity and beneficence — under by to one or other of these
heads appellations will all virtues that are intrinsically valuable useful
be found it is believed found comprizable reducible:
reducible, in this sense viz viz that, if these virtues
to prudence, in so far as it the person party persons, to whose well-being
w Prudence, probity and beneficence
the virtue, virt and accordingly the act which
is regarded as being virtuous is considered is regarded as conducive that person himself:
in which respect the virtue may be termed said to be of the
extra self-regarding kind: probity and beneficence, in
so far as the party or parties, to whose well-being it
is regarded as conducive nor any party or parties
other than them the person himself whose act is in question
probity in so far as the act in question the act
regarded as an act of probity is an act of the number of these acts which are rendered
considered as rendered obligatory, i.e. as being rendered
so by the force of one or more of the abovementioned four
sanctions: beneficence free beneficence say for shortness
beneficence, in so far as no such obligation it is considered as not comprized within the field of
any of those obligations.



Identifier: | JB/014/094/001
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Date_1

1814-09-13

Marginal Summary Numbering

Box

014

Main Headings

deontology

Folio number

094

Info in main headings field

logic or ethics

Image

001

Titles

Category

text sheet

Number of Pages

1

Recto/Verso

recto

Page Numbering

e1

Penner

jeremy bentham

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Paper Producer

Corrections

Paper Produced in Year

Notes public

ID Number

4857

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