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The business of the Deontologist is to bring forth from the obscurity in which
they have been buried those points of duty in which by the hands of nature
a man's interests have been associated with his enjoyments:– in which
his own well being has been connected, & identified with the well being
of others, – to give in a word to the social all the influence of the self regarding
motive – He is to use, for the production of the greatest sum of happiness the elements of happiness which exists in the breast of
every man to extend
the domain of happiness plenty by developing the principles which are co-extensive
with the existence of man – the self regarding principle being necessarily, and
happily the strongest. For such an artist there is no want of work – there
can be no want of work while remediable evil can is to be found in the
world. His business is to establish his propositions by bringing a balance of
happiness out of each of them – a balance to somebody – a balance to the one or to the many.

Now The principle then on which Deontology is grounded is the
principle of Utility – in other words that that every action is right or wrong
worthy or unworthy – deserving approbation or disapprobation in proportion to
its tendency to contribute to, – or diminish the amount of public happiness.
And that the public sanction will in as far as the subject is understood, be given to that
line of conduct which most promotes the public happiness is a corollary requiring no
arguments for its establishment.

These very obvious points considerations inquiries grow out of these considerations remarks and will
be constantly kept in view during the progress of these investigations in any given particularcase
happiness require. 2. Is the public opinion in harmony with the public interest or happiness & 3. as my practical application What have
is evident ought to be pursued in it case under each individual case which presents itself for consideration?

The end being marked out & that case acknowledged to be wise & good, – it
becomes the primary object to ascertain whether that end is but promoted by the opinions held and the
conduct generally pursued & approved in accordance with these opinions in to
promote the end in view – whether in a word, what is called the world calls morality
is in fact really that happiness-producing matrimony which it ought to become
– And the question must be asked & the best applied in every practice
of the moral field of conduct.

Identifier: | JB/015/015/002 "JB/" can not be assigned to a declared number type with value 15.
Date_1	1816-06-08	Marginal Summary Numbering
Box	015	Main Headings	deontology
Folio number	015	Info in main headings field	political deontology
Image	002	Titles
Category	text sheet	Number of Pages	1
Recto/Verso	recto	Page Numbering	e5
Penner	jeremy bentham	Watermarks	john dickinson & c<…> 1813
Marginals		Paper Producer	a. levy
Corrections		Paper Produced in Year	1813
Notes public		ID Number	5231
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