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1826. Decr. 8
Review of Humphreys
Ch Agends
Matter
§ Standard of rectitude proptly
Now as to the ratiocinative matter. Two
Principal Standard of proprietyrectitude for arrangement and
correspondent enactments in the part that part of the field of
law to which the work in question one this of Authors more especially
applies - real say rather immoveable property how
proper standard of proprietyaptitude say, the disappointment preventing, or
disappointment-prevention principle: [1] It is- a branch of the greatest happiness [1] a or newer specifically Unexpected loss
preventing principle
—
principle with a special denominative adapted to this
subject matter of thematter belonging to this part of the field. Prevent disappointment? why? disappointment, as every body bears and Answer. True!
—
feels, springs a pain: the magnitude proportioned to the value Should as lengthiness
equal as
be a bow to the
reception of it?
Look to the appellation
given in practice to
Bills than production
to the field of .
set by the individual in the benefit that had been expected.
In the pain will be found the only reason, why any subject make
of ownership should be given to the reputed supposed
owner than to the supposed an : by what denomination so
ever distinguished. intrudes diffuses thief, robbers - and so on: the
only reason why to interest termed vested should more regard
should be paid than to interests not so denominated: why for
less - in any reason, and for any or from any cause, indters
should be provided. From the non-possession of the
of existing in other pockets, who read them, do
not suffer any thing? Not you: and Why not? Why? because not expecting to possess
any one of them, on pain of disappointment do you suffer from
the note havingpossesses of it. any one of them. But if, by any hand hand other than your
- a thief's, all
unjust claimants - or
a Judge's it were taken in any one of
those cases, yes: a
sufferer you would be
and quantum of suffering
in a rate compounded
of the marketable
—
hand that the hand of a thief hand of august claimant,
or the hand of a Judgean august it were taken from you out of your
you would be more or less a sufferer acceding to the marketable
value of it and the indigency of your pecuniary circumstances
to the purposes of replacing it and the relative sensibility of your
frame.][+] Now as of the effects produced by the want of hitherto it. [+] How their is an intelligible
standard, and
the only one. Behold
now
-indicating standard such as the above. Succedanous ones in number
infinite: nowbut not one of them expressive of any thing besides
the and theand sentiments assertion entertained, in the occasion by him
who speaks: opinin and affection sentiments of approbation or disapprobation expressed
under the expressionexpectation of finding or producing the like in the
of , but not suggestive of any ground whatever for the sentiment so entertained.
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