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1829. June 3. Article on Utilitarianism.

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JB.'s application
of greatest happiness
principle - non disappointment
principle

After laying down in the character
of the all-directing principle the greatest
happiness principle at the very next step the
nature of the case engages brings Mr. Bentham
into the field of particular pains & pleasures.
Accordingly the first application or say emanation
of the greatest happiness principle is the
disappointment-prevention,more briefly stiled
the non-disappointment , principle . It is by
this principle that on the most obvious and
numerous occasions direction is given to the
arrangement of which the law of property under
which in its most extensive sense may
be included all objects of general desire, is
composed. Let disappointment as far as possible beprevented. Why prevented? Answer-
Because disappointment cannot have place but a
sensation of a painful kind has place. Inseparably
connected with the idea of disappointment
is the idea of expectation: disappointment
has place, in so far as expectation of
the agreeable kind fails to be realised: fails
to be followed by the results it has
anticipated.

Proceed to exemplify
the cases in
which this principle
determines the
course taken by
the penal and
civil branche of
the law.

Identifier: | JB/014/309/016 "JB/" can not be assigned to a declared number type with value 14.
Date_1	1829-12-03	Marginal Summary Numbering
Box	014	Main Headings	deontology
Folio number	309	Info in main headings field	deontology private
Image	016	Titles
Category	text sheet	Number of Pages	1
Recto/Verso	recto	Page Numbering	e2
Penner	jeremy bentham	Watermarks
Marginals		Paper Producer
Corrections		Paper Produced in Year
Notes public		ID Number	5072
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