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1829. June 2. Article on Utilitarianism.

Hartley on 1749 D Hume 1742
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Locution principle
of utility & conjugates
history

In & by means of the locution or phrase
principle of utility, the signification of the word utility
with its conjugates, as the logicians say, utilitarian
and utilitarianism, has on this occasion
amongst others attracted so much of public attention
and become an object of such importance that a
short history of its adventures, so to speak, may
perhaps be not altogether unacceptable to our
readers.

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

The first work in which it ever made
its appearance in the character of a subject of
discussion, was the work entitled "Essays, by David
Hume" - date of the first edition as far as recollection
serves, the year 17451742 or thereabouts.
In that work it is spoken of as the name of a principle
which might be considered as the foundation
or corner-stone of one of the systems of morals at
that time known and embraced by a philosophical
sect the moral sense being the denomination of
a different system and that in truth a very
widely different one. In that work of David
Hume's the idea attached to it was altogether vague:
the general idea not being followed up and by
the means of any particular ideas exhibited as
representative of so many species contained in
the genus so denominated liquidated as it were
and applied to practical use.

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Date_1	1829-06-02	Marginal Summary Numbering	1-2
Box	014	Main Headings	deontology
Folio number	358	Info in main headings field	article on utilitarianism
Image	001	Titles
Category	copy/fair copy sheet	Number of Pages	1
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Penner	john flowerdew colls	Watermarks	street & co
Marginals	george bentham	Paper Producer	antonio alcala galiano
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