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11 Feby 1814
Introduction

Ch X Motives

41. Tendency they have to
improve. 123.

42. Afterwards come the
self-regarding motives: and
lastly that of displeasure. 124.

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43. Motives impelling and
restraining what. 124

44. What are the motives
most frequently at variance. 125

45. Example to illustrate
a struggle among contending
motives. 125

46. Practical use of the
above disquisitions relative
to motives. 126

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Ch. XI. Dispositions.

1. Disposition what. 128

2. How far it belongs to the
present subject. 128

3. A mischievous disposition
a meritorious disposition;
what. 129

4. What a man's disposition
is can only be matter of
presumption. 129

5. It depends upon what
the act appears to be to him. 129

6. Whish position is grounded
on two facts: 1. the correspondence
between intentions and consequences. 130

7. 2. Between the intentions
of the same person
at different times. 130

8. A disposition from which
proceeds a habit of doing
mischief, cannot e a good
one. 130

9. The disposition is to be
inferred 1. fro the apparent
tendency of the act:

10. 2. From the nature
of the motive. 131

11. Case 1. Tendency good –
motive self-regarding. 131

12. Case 2. Tendency bad –
motive self-regarding. 131

13. Case 3. Tendency good –
motive goodwill. 132

14. Case 4. Tendency bad –
motive goodwill. 132

15. This case not an impossible
one. 132

16. Example I. 132

17. Example II. 133

18. Example III. 133

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Ch. XI. Dispositions.

19. Case 5. Tendency good –
motive love of reputation. 133

20. The bulk of mankind are
apt to depreciate this motive. 134

21. Case 6. Tendency bad –
motive love of reputation. 134

22. Example I. 135

23. Example II. 135

24. Case 7. Tendency good –
motive piety. 135

25. Case 8. Tendency bad –
motive piety. 136

26. The disposition may
be bad in this case. 136

27. Case 9. Tendency good –
motive malevolence. 138

28. Example. 138

29. Case 10. Tendency bad –
motive malevolence. 139

30. Example. 139

31. Problem – to measure
the depravity in a man's
disposition. 139

32. A man's disposition
is constituted by the sum
of his intentions. 139

33. – which owe their birth
to motives. 139

34. A seducing or corrupting
motive – what – a tutelary
or preservatory motive. 140

35. Tutelary motives are either
standing or occasional. 140

36. Standing tutelary motives
are, 1. Goodwill 140

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Ch. XI. Dispositions.

37. 2. The love of reputation. 141

38. 3. The desire of amity. 141

39. 4. The motive of religion. 142

40. Occasional tutelary motives
may be any whatsoever. 143

41. Motives that are particularly
apt to act in this character
are 1. Love of ease
2. Self preservation. 143

42. Dangers to which self
preservation is most apt
in this case to have respect
are 1. Dangers purely physical
2. Dangers depending
on detection. 143

43. Danger depending on
detection may result from
1. Opposition on the spot:
2. Subsequent punishment. 144

44. The force of the two
standing tutelary motives
of love of reputation and
desire of amity depends on
detection. 144

45. Strength of a temptation,
what is meant by it. 144

46. Indications afforded
by this and other circumstances
respecting the
depravity of an offender's
disposition. 145

47. Rules for measuring
the depravity of disposition
indicated by an offence. 146

48. Use of this chapter. 148

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