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4 July 1811 13
Fallacies

V. ad superstitionem
Ch

8 or 2

or 12
Impossibility or mischievousness,
which first?
Were the impossibility
entire, proof of it
would render useless
the consideration of the
mischievousness.

But nothing but
compleat perpetuity
being thus barred,
the mischief producible
by the
attempt, may by
the aid of the fallacy
be produced
to any amount

The impossibility of the atchievement, or the mischievousness
of the attempt — which of these two topics which is it that claims
the precedence?

The Were it not Were the atchievement [a possible one]
of the number of things possible, the to mischievousness
of the enterprise would might seem to have the best claim:
that so by the consideration contemplation of the mischievousness of it
if carried into effect, [the attempt to carry it into effect
might thus be discouraged] the any hand which should
be disposed to the attempt might thus be restrained repelled.
But the instant it is seen in its true light the impossibility
of effecting that which in this case is undertaken
to be effected, will be apparent.

This point being established the consideration of the
mischief that might have had place, had the result
in question not been an impossible one, may
be apt to appear superfluous.

But the case is that though what is thus
undertaken for is more infinitely more than can
on any occasion or in any case be accomplished,
yet what is nevertheless not the less true is that by one or other
or both together, viz. the unwise legislative attempt, and the
fallacious argument, effects to no inconsiderable amount
are capable of being produced: and in so far
as they are produced, these effects being of the mischievous
cast, thence comes the need of subjoining adding to those considerations by
which
which the impossibility
of producing his result
to the extent arrived at
is brought to view, those
others by which indication
is given of the
mischiefs which are the natural result of whatever endeavours are used directed to the production of it.

Identifier: | JB/104/252/001 "JB/" can not be assigned to a declared number type with value 104.
Date_1	1811-07-04	Marginal Summary Numbering	or 10
Box	104	Main Headings	fallacies
Folio number	252	Info in main headings field	fallacies
Image	001	Titles
Category	text sheet	Number of Pages	1
Recto/Verso	recto	Page Numbering	c8 or c2 / d13
Penner	jeremy bentham	Watermarks	th 1806
Marginals	jeremy bentham	Paper Producer	andre morellet
Corrections	peregrine bingham	Paper Produced in Year	1806
Notes public		ID Number	34223
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