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1829 June. 2. Article on Utilitarianism.

N.B The pages referred to are the
pages of the original copy.

1. - p.1.

Locution principle of
utility & conjugates
history.

2. - p1.

First mention in Hume's
Essays - vague idea there
attached to it.

3. - p.2.

In Helvetius' Esprit
commencement of practical
application.

4. - p2

For pains & pleasures
scanty stock of denominations
devised by Helvetius

5. - p.3.

In Hartley on Man
greater but still incomplete
number of species
mentioned.

6. - p.3

Greatest happiness of the
greatest number first
mentioned by Priestly
D01762 to 1769

7. - p.4.

Circulating Library at
Harper's Coffee House.

8. - p.4

D01768 Mr Bentham's
last visit to Oxford

9. - p.5.

From that phrase in
Priestley's pamphlet
J.B's principles of morality
determined.

10. - p.5

1776 J.B's Fragment on
Government

11. - p.6.

1781 Introduction to
Morals & Legislation

12 - p.7.

1817 J.B.'s Springs of
Action.

B1

13. - p.7.

Dyslogistic & Eulogistic
names exhibited by J.B.

B1.

14. - p.8.

J.B. and Lord Bacon Fiat
experimentum Lord B's
aphorism in physical
Science. Fiat observatio
J.B.'s aphorism in
political Science.

B2.

15. - p.9.

Legislation the making
a choice of evils.

B3.

16. - p.9.

J.B's application of
greatest happiness principle -
non disappointment
principle

B3

17. - p10.

Names by which the
principle has been designated,
in many points
inappropriate.

C1

18. - p.10

Principle of utility misexpressiveness
of the term

C1

19. - p.10.

The word regarded as
calling for approbation of
every measure contributing
to an end whatever
that end be.

C1

20 - p.10.

Consequence of the mistake
disapprobation supposed
to be called for to the
pursuit of pleasure.

C1

21. - p.10

Substitution by J.B. of
the name of greatest
happiness principle to
that of principle of utility

C1.

22. - p.11.

Lady Holland's answer to
the principle of utility

C2

23 - p.11

Locke's misconceptions
1. That morals & politics
founded on the relation
between word and
word. 2. Narrow view
taken of pleasures and
pains

C42.

24. - p.12

Adversaries to greatest
happiness principle.
1 Property trumpeting
principle.
2. The original contract.

D1

25. - p.12.

Use made by misrulers
of the substitution of this
partial to the general
ends.

D21.

26. - p.12.

Corruptive oaths in
support of original
contract.

D21.

27. - p.13.

In J.B.'s mind the word
utility synonym is with
happiness principle,
owing to the use made
of it by Hume & Helvetius,
also Horace.

E1.

28. - p.14.

Conjugates of utility -
utilitarian - utilitarianism. —

E2.

29. - p.14.

For expressing in a
word; happss. principle
eudaimonology would
do: if so custom must be
departed from in not
rendering it endaemonology.

E2.

30. - p.14.

No oppositn. (in J.B's
mind) made to this
principle by the Tusculan
Questions, where
pain is said to be no
evil & virtue is happiness.—

F1.

31. - p.15.

To shew how virtue
contributes to happiness -
of use this done ever &
anon by J.B.—

F2

32. - p.15.

Would it relieve a
man suffering from gout or
stone to tell him he is
happy?

F2.

33. - p.15.

This nonsense talked by
the Stoics : Stoics who.

F2.

34. - p.16.

Ipse dixit equally commodious
with utility as
to conjugates - dixitists -
dixitical - dixiticism.

G1.

35. - p.16.

In this respect perhaps
felicity better than
happiness - with the additn.
of maximising
or maximization.

G1.

36. - p.17.

People little aware
of importance of nomenclature
in planting
or disseminating ideas.

G2.

37. - p.17.

J.B. more successful
husbandman in this
way than Roman Emperor -
See international
codification & their
conjugates.

G2.

38. - p.18.

As to want of appellative
see statute Book. At the
Union we had Kingdom
of Grt. Britn. & Ireland.

G3.

39. - p.18.

For thus placing these
substantives in appositn.
in Statute Book the Sovereign
power was adequate:
not so to establish
the possession-indicating
& predication-effecting
conjugates British & Irish
- the things signified by
them being different, as
religion, interests, affections.

G3.

40. - p.19.

Seeing the inaptitude of
these composite appellatives
J.B. gave Brithibernia which
presents no such idea
of repugnance as British
& Irish. The signs of the
things signified being melted
into one might have
served as a cement.

G4.

41. - p.20.

J.B. gave these ideas to
a noble friend in a
situation to give them
practical effect: no such visible
result in consequence.

G45.

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Date_1	1829-06-02	Marginal Summary Numbering	1-41
Box	014	Main Headings	deontology
Folio number	355	Info in main headings field	article on utilitarianism
Image	001	Titles
Category	marginal summary sheet	Number of Pages	1
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Penner	john flowerdew colls	Watermarks	b&m 1828
Marginals		Paper Producer	arthur moore; richard doane
Corrections		Paper Produced in Year	1828
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