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1819 Feb. 22.

Deontology Private Ch. 1. Definitions &c

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§.1. Virtues & Vices

The word Virtue is employed sometimes as a generic, sometimes
sometimes as a specific name: as a generic name employed in
designations, in the character of an aggregate, all or any including all the several fictitious entities, each of which is
spoken of as a virtue: when as a generic name,
the word virtue is employed as the denomination of to designate the an aggregate
composed of all the virtues In this case it is sometimes
denominated virtue in the abstract.

And so, in regard to Vice.

When virtue is Considered as the name of an aggregate, the several
particular virtues considered in so far as the individual agent in
question is considered as the only person when happiness
is held to be affected by his conduct may be included all comprehended under
the general and common denomination of Prudence: (a)
[self-regarding Prudence].

— considered as including having application
to and effect on the happiness of individuals other
than the agent himself, they may all comprehended
under the general names of Beneficence. It is in the power
of every man to be Benevolent: not so to be beneficent.

B Benevolence is a word employed to denote the desire
of exercising the virtue of beneficence.

Note (a)
(a) The word prudence is also employed in another sense,
in which it seems to have for its synonym the word
wisdom. This virtue The virtue thus denominated is a virtue of the head purely,
virtue of the head, and consists in an apt of choice of
means with reference to the end in question — the effect
meant to be produced: whether in by that effect the happiness
of the agent himself be or be not considered as affected.

(a)
To miscolectic
Prudence, synonym
Wisdom

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Date_1	1819-02-22	Marginal Summary Numbering
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