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D 2/E 1

Curious are the exertns. made by men of the most
powerful talents & for their times the most comprehensive minds
to shut & keep shut their eyes against the light of human
reason, universal experience & common sense.


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27.
In J.B.'s mind, the word
utility is associated with
happss. principle, owing
to the use made of it
by Hume & Helvetius,
also Horace.

No wonder that in Mr. Bentham's mind the word utility
became originally and for so great a length of time continued to
be associated with the idea at present expressed by
denominatn. the greatt. happs. principle.

The works of Hume & Helvetius were, in these
the idea was originally blended in his mind. But
various passages of classical writers were eagerly embraced
as they happened to present themselves & contributed to
strengthen the hold taken by it.

says Horace: by these words this principle
was laid down in form as furnishd the science of
morals & judicature.

says somewhere.

It




Identifier: | JB/014/370/001
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Date_1

Marginal Summary Numbering

27

Box

014

Main Headings

deontology

Folio number

370

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Image

001

Titles

Category

copy/fair copy sheet

Number of Pages

1

Recto/Verso

recto

Page Numbering

f13

Penner

john flowerdew colls

Watermarks

Marginals

john flowerdew colls

Paper Producer

Corrections

Paper Produced in Year

Notes public

ID Number

5133

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