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1827. Decr 7.
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Law Amendment
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Propositions
Ch. II. Codification.
Offences collectively
Ends in view
Good & Evil .
26.
Detailed Explanations
1. Ends in view.
2. all comprehensive
and greatest happiness
of the greatest
number.
p. 11
27.
2. Ends next in subordination
1. Security.
2. Subsistence.
3. Abundance.
4. Equality.
28.
Security has its instruments —
subsistence its matter —
abundance its matter —
29.
In the order of
consideration, security
the first.
30.
Absolute equality
what
31.
Equality here meant
the nearest approach
to absolute equality
as is consistent
with security, subsistence
or the maximum
of abundance.
32.
Equality practicable
only on masses of matter
of subsistence,
left vacant by proprietor's
death, and on
future contingent
masses, not yet brought
into existence.
33.
Security is against
evil for modification
of which see below.
34.
Provisions for security
are provision
for subsistence and
abundance.
35.
Of whatsoever labor
the produce bestowed
in payment of
the public functionaries,
is so much
taken from the aggregate
mass of this
matter of subsistence
and abundance.
§. II Axioms of mental
pathology.
§ III
36.
Good and evil from
human agency — object
of the Legislator
to maximize the good
and minimize the
evil.
37.
This Chapter prefield
to the others — why.
38.
Good is pleasure or
exemption from
pain.
39.
Regard to be had to
feelings of individuals.
40.
Good and Evil considered
as benefit and
burthen.
41.
Reward & punishment
considered with reference
to benefit and
burthen
42
Of any act, requiring
repetition prevention,
first product
good, accompanied
with evil of the 1st order.
43.
Of Evil of 1st order
two branches
1. the primarily seated.
2. the domestically
diffused.
44.
Evil of the 2d order
danger and alarm.
45.
Evil of the 2d order
extraordinarily diffusive.
46.
Danger and alarm —
distinction.
49.
Evil of the third order.
50.
Good of the act diffused
only amongst
the domestic connections
of the agent.
51.
Of the first order, aggregate
good much
reduced when compared
to aggregate
evil — the good only
diffusive amongst
the agent's domestic
connections in case
of offences against
property, the evil widely
spread in the case
of all offences
52.
Good and evil in
the cure of the disease.
53.
Principal remedy,
punishment.
54.
On the ground of evil
produced by delinquency,
for repetition preventing,
comes punishment
applied to the delinquent.
Effects of
1st and 2d order
55.
Effects of the 3d order
produced by punishment
56.
Case where effects
of 2d and 3d order,
as well as the first,
appear to be pure
good — reward applied
in purchase of a benefit
to the community.
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