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1829. June 7th. Article in W.R. on Utilitarianism

48.
In opposition to happiness
principle is justice
as subordinate of ipse
dixit principle. Assumptions-
1 that justice is the
proper standard 2 that so
& so is one of its dictates.

An indirect but not the less operative mode of
oppostn. to the greatestt happiness principle is the setting up under
some other name indeed under any other name & making
reference to it in the character of an end in view or say
instrument of guidance or if the appellatn. be not too
familiar directd. post any appellative by whh. reference is
made & homage paid to the principle itself - this that principle which is the sole defensible instrumt. of
guidance to human conduct: Such for exampleexe. is the word
justice; another subordinate of the ipse dixit principle.
The word justice being set at the "head & front of the offending offence-""
committing work. Thereafter could one after another strings of
directns., precepts, mandates, call them whh. you will-
saying in effect & substance to every body who will read- on the occasion
in questn. do so & so - for this is what is required by justice.
On each occasion here are two assumptns. made : made
in the genuine ipse dixit style : assumptn. the first justice
is the proper & sufficient standard of reference. Assumptn.
the 2nd. this is of the number of the dictates of that same
principle: assumptns. (need it be said?) both of them
unsupported by argumt.- both of them in one word as
the phrase is, gratuitous.

49.
An exemplification of
rebellion against the Sovereignty
of this principle in
Godwin's 'Political Justice'
A use in showing the relation
of the import ofwhich justice
bears to gt happiness
principle.

Of an act of insubordinatn. not to say rebellion
or high treason against the Sovereignty of this only
legitimate all-ruling principle an exemplificatn. presents
itself at this moment in the style & title assumed by Mr.
Godwin's "Political Justice": & if the memory of the
writer of these pages has not deceived itself some atonemt.
has since been made for the offence by the imputatns.
cast upon it by certain errors in matters of detail with
whh. the work has been charged. Into the validity of these
charge it is neither our business or our intentn. to make
in the present occasion an inquiry. What is more
to the purpose and on that score as well as in itself
if we do not deceive ourselves more useful is to bring
to view the relatn. whh. the import of the word justice
presents itself as bearing to the greatest happiness principle:
- an indicatn. by whh. alone two useful operations
can be performed namely in the manifestatn.- an explanatn.
a clear explanatn. of the import of the word &
manifestation made of the allegiance due from it.

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Date_1	1829-06-07	Marginal Summary Numbering	48-49
Box	014	Main Headings	deontology
Folio number	341	Info in main headings field	article in w. r. on utilitarianism
Image	001	Titles
Category	text sheet	Number of Pages	1
Recto/Verso	recto	Page Numbering	e1 / f31
Penner	john flowerdew colls	Watermarks	b&m 1829
Marginals	richard doane	Paper Producer	arthur moore; richard doane
Corrections		Paper Produced in Year	1829
Notes public	[[notes_public::"original / copied" [note in colls's hand]]]	ID Number	5104
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