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12 Sept. 1814

Logic or Ethics Ch Beneficence &c

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Benevolence not necessarily accompanied by Beneficence
Beneficence into their benevolence
It is only in proportion to production of beneficence the
benevolence is of use.
good done by self-regard ' Prudence than by Beneficence
No need to hold up self-regard ' Prudence so much to favour, the natural motives being so much more powerful.

By the word benevolence is seems to be designated the disposition
to perform exercise all those same acts in the actual exercise of which
beneficence consists.

Benevolence its
coincition with
Beneficence

In Of this virtue the field coincides therefore exactly with that the field of
beneficence.

The two fields coincide

Not that either of them has is necessarily for its
accompaniment the other is a necessary neither of them however is necessarily accompaniment
of the other. accompanied by the other.

That benevolence may have place without beneficence
is but too certain, as well as and sufficiently obvious.

Be the action nature if performed beneficial or pernicious,
the endeavor is liable to to fail of corresponding to becoming productive of the
intention intended effect, much more the bare desire or wish.

On the other hand so may beneficence without
benevolence. In truth in the whole mass of human affairs the good of which has benevolence
for its spring the benevolent, the sympathetic
affection bears would upon examination be found
to bear a very small proportion to that which
small indeed is
the proportion in
what
has its source in the influence of exercised by the self-regarding
class of motives. The quantity of the matter of wealth
of subsistence and abundance, which is transferred
without equivalent bears but a small proportion to
that which is not obtained but for an equivalent, i.e. viz
in the way of trade. The quantity paid voluntarily offered up which in
obedience to compulsory requis to government for the to be employed for the benefit of the public
at large bears but a small proportion to the quantity
paid in in obedience to compulsory requisitions.

[+] Even though if the
tion made
in favour of children
by their parents
be included into
the account;

Identifier: | JB/014/098/001 "JB/" can not be assigned to a declared number type with value 14.
Date_1	1814-09-12	Marginal Summary Numbering	4-5
Box	014	Main Headings	deontology
Folio number	098	Info in main headings field	logic or ethics
Image	001	Titles
Category	text sheet	Number of Pages	1
Recto/Verso	recto	Page Numbering	e2
Penner	jeremy bentham	Watermarks
Marginals	jeremy bentham	Paper Producer
Corrections		Paper Produced in Year
Notes public		ID Number	4861
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