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<head>1822. Aug 13.</head> | |||
<head>Constitut. Code.</head> | |||
<note>Ch.1 First Principles </note> | |||
<head>1.</head> | |||
<p>Position 1. Axiom as<lb/> to propriety.<lb/> Right and proper end of<lb/> government, happiness<lb/> <hi rend="underline">of all</hi>.<lb/> Or, so far as incompatibility<lb/> has place, say<lb/> of greatest number.<lb/> Corresponding principle<lb/> greatest happiness principle.<lb/> Corresponding end or<lb/> object right and proper<lb/> end or object.</p> | |||
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<p>Position 2. Position or <lb/> say axiom as to <hi rend="underline">fact</hi>.<lb/> Actual end of government<lb/> every where greatest<lb/> happiness of governors.<lb/> Corresponding principles.<lb/> Rulers object indicating principle.<lb/> Corresponding end an object<lb/> sinister end or object.</p> | |||
<head>3.</head> | |||
<p>Proofs of the position<lb/> 1. Experience as to <gap/> <lb/> as brought to view<lb/> by history.<lb/> 2. Experience as to <lb/> man in general, as <lb/>brought to view by history<lb/> and daily intercourse.</p> | |||
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<p>Position indicative of<lb/> this experience in the general<lb/> tenor of life self<lb/> regarding interest is predominant<lb/> over all other<lb/> interests put together.</p> | |||
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<head>4 contind.</head> | |||
<p>Shortly thus. Self-regard<lb/> predominant:<lb/> or thus — self-preference<lb/> has place every where.<lb/> Corresponding principle<lb/> indicating self-preference<lb/> principle.</p> | |||
<head>5.</head> | |||
<p>In some eyes this<lb/> will be an axiom:<lb/> in others not.</p> | |||
<head>6.</head> | |||
<p>An axiom, a position<lb/> which no man can<lb/> argue against without<lb/> absurdity. Example, <lb/> Eyelids.</p> | |||
<head>7.</head> | |||
<p>For satisfaction of<lb/> doubters, for proof take<lb/> the existence of the species.<lb/> Cases of infants<lb/> and other helpless <lb/> persons excepted, suppose<lb/> ease of A's Happiness<lb/> exclusively <gap/><lb/> by B and of B's <lb/> by A in few weeks <lb/> the species would be<lb/> extinct.</p> | |||
<head>8.</head> | |||
<p>Of all modes of location<lb/> different from the actual <lb/> one, the above is the most<lb/> simple. Plan of separation<lb/> the more complex <lb/> the more speedy <lb/> the destruction. A for<lb/> example, instead of<lb/> being committed <gap/> <lb/> to B, care of A<lb/> was divided between<lb/> B and C: care of B &<lb/> C. in the same manner.</p> | |||
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<head>9</head> | |||
<p>Through the instances<lb/> in which this self-<lb/>preference had place<lb/> were no more than<lb/> a bare majority, <lb/> still on this supposition,<lb/> not on the opposite<lb/> one, should all<lb/> political arrangements<lb/> be grounded.</p> | |||
<p>By universal acknowledgement,<lb/> probability<lb/> is as the majority to<lb/> the minority of instances.</p> | |||
<head>10.</head> | |||
<p>If in any instance<lb/> happiness of one man<lb/> could receive unlimited<lb/> <sic>encrease</sic> without diminution<lb/> happiness <lb/> of any other the more <lb/> general expression<lb/> might serve without<lb/> limitation: but this is<lb/> not the case. Hence, <lb/> necessity of frequently <lb/> saying not universal<lb/> happiness, but greatest<lb/> numbers d<hi rend="superscript">o</hi>. </p> | |||
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<p>But if <hi rend="underline">happiness</hi>, the <lb/> corresponding word <lb/> interest be employed<lb/> universal may<lb/> serve for <del>all</del> the interest<lb/> of all or greatest <lb/> numbers's interest.</p> | |||
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1822. Aug 13. Constitut. Code. Ch.1 First Principles
1.
Position 1. Axiom as
to propriety.
Right and proper end of
government, happiness
of all.
Or, so far as incompatibility
has place, say
of greatest number.
Corresponding principle
greatest happiness principle.
Corresponding end or
object right and proper
end or object.
2.
Position 2. Position or
say axiom as to fact.
Actual end of government
every where greatest
happiness of governors.
Corresponding principles.
Rulers object indicating principle.
Corresponding end an object
sinister end or object.
3.
Proofs of the position
1. Experience as to
as brought to view
by history.
2. Experience as to
man in general, as
brought to view by history
and daily intercourse.
4.
Position indicative of
this experience in the general
tenor of life self
regarding interest is predominant
over all other
interests put together.
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4 contind.
Shortly thus. Self-regard
predominant:
or thus — self-preference
has place every where.
Corresponding principle
indicating self-preference
principle.
5.
In some eyes this
will be an axiom:
in others not.
6.
An axiom, a position
which no man can
argue against without
absurdity. Example,
Eyelids.
7.
For satisfaction of
doubters, for proof take
the existence of the species.
Cases of infants
and other helpless
persons excepted, suppose
ease of A's Happiness
exclusively
by B and of B's
by A in few weeks
the species would be
extinct.
8.
Of all modes of location
different from the actual
one, the above is the most
simple. Plan of separation
the more complex
the more speedy
the destruction. A for
example, instead of
being committed
to B, care of A
was divided between
B and C: care of B &
C. in the same manner.
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9
Through the instances
in which this self-
preference had place
were no more than
a bare majority,
still on this supposition,
not on the opposite
one, should all
political arrangements
be grounded.
By universal acknowledgement,
probability
is as the majority to
the minority of instances.
10.
If in any instance
happiness of one man
could receive unlimited
encrease without diminution
happiness
of any other the more
general expression
might serve without
limitation: but this is
not the case. Hence,
necessity of frequently
saying not universal
happiness, but greatest
numbers do.
11.
But if happiness, the
corresponding word
interest be employed
universal may
serve for all the interest
of all or greatest
numbers's interest.
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