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1827. March 7
Deontology
When speaking of an act, a habit, a disposition
or a propensity a man speaks of it at
the same time as being virtuous, what he means
by it, if it is his own opinion alone that it is
his intentions to express, and not the opinion of
any other person, is that in his mind a sentiment
of approbation is associated with the idea
of it. And at the same time that, to the act, has
bit disposition or propensity in questions, as the
free of importance not altogether inconsiderable
belongs; So far, so good; but therefore come the
questions of the sentiment of approbation thus connected
with the idea of the object in question, what
is the efficient cause, or in one word, what is
the ground?
My answer is in/different states of society,
in different individuals belonging to the
same society, the ground has every where as
yet, been very considerably different. Therefore,
to this question no single answer can be given,
and be at the same time a true one. To be all
time, on even in any considerable number true,
different answers will require to be given:
and for the collection of them, intricate and all
comprehensive would require to be the researches
made into the several fields of geography and
history.
Therefore
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