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15 Sept 1814 7

Logic or Ethics Ch Fortitude

5 §.2. Aristotelians

After all A All this while, it was not the religion of Jesus it was
what is a very different thing — the religion of modern
orthodoxy that was to be saved. Between Aristotle and
modern orthodoxy not between Aristotle and Jesus was the
great grand real difference. Jesus had said nothing against
Suicide. He had said as little against Duelling.
Against In favour of suicide what could be done
by example he had done: and as to any distinctions
whatsoever may have been made by other persons any one, by
himself none, or at least none that have been
handed down to us.

Neither, In favour of Duelling he had said nothing had he said anything: for
neither by name nor by any discriminatory
description, had he said any thing that could nor in short by any description that could comprehend it
be applied to it.

Suppose death to be on both sides the intended cause
quaere/guerre, duelling, compleat consent on both sides being supposed
it but would be but the combination of two acts of
suicide. Smitten on one cheek, says Jesus, turn the
other to receive be smitten also likewise. by the same hand. In due a duel-charge
understand in a compleatly and reciprocally voluntary duel, each combatant
turns not his cheek merely but his vitals
to be smitten by the other. To the letter no man, not
even among the people called docetists ever professed to
receive and practice the sermon doc from which the principles
here alluded to were taken: Practicing it to the letter every Christian man
would be a slave having for his master every other man when even
not of the same faith.

Identifier: | JB/014/119/001 "JB/" can not be assigned to a declared number type with value 14.
Date_1	1814-09-15	Marginal Summary Numbering
Box	014	Main Headings	deontology
Folio number	119	Info in main headings field	logic or ethics
Image	001	Titles
Category	text sheet	Number of Pages	1
Recto/Verso	recto	Page Numbering	d7 / e5
Penner	jeremy bentham	Watermarks	[[watermarks::[prince of wales feathers] mj&l 1811]]
Marginals		Paper Producer	colonel aaron burr
Corrections		Paper Produced in Year	1811
Notes public		ID Number	4882
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