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<head>History of the greatest happiness principle</head> | |||
<p>If the intentions of the Author & of the Editor <del><gap/></del> <add>have been accomplished</add> this volume will be<lb/> | |||
found to be nothing but an application of the greatest happiness<lb/> | |||
principle to the field of morals. When the principle first presented<lb/> | |||
itself to Mr Bentham's mind, — he denominated it the Utilitarian<lb/> | |||
<del>Principle</del> <add>Theory</add>, — but he <add>soon</add> discovered that the word did not immediately<lb/> | |||
present to the views of others, — the ideas which he attached to it, —<lb/> | |||
namely, — that any thing <del>was</del> <add>is</add> useful only <add><del>& as much</del> in</add> so far, <add>and in as much</add> as it promotes<lb/> | |||
the happiness of man — : Happiness being the end & object to be<lb/> | |||
kept constantly in view, the word Utility did not necessarily<lb/> | |||
bring <add>with it</add> felicity <del>with it</del> as its associate. It can hardly be without<lb/> | |||
interest to trace the <del>march of its influences</del> <add>influences of the greatest-happiness principle</add> upon Mr Bentham's<lb/> | |||
philosophy, — from <del>its first introduction into his</del> <add>the period when it first occupied</add> his serious<lb/> | |||
thoughts, — until it became the master <del>principle</del> key which<lb/> | |||
he applied to unlock all the intricacies of moral & political<lb/> | |||
science.</p> | |||
<p>It <del>became</del> <add>was</add> indeed his directing post, which he<lb/> | |||
consulted in all the walks of life whether public or private.<lb/> | |||
The oracle, to whose <del><gap/></del> voice he unhesitatingly & on all<lb/> | |||
occasions deferred — <del>whether</del> <add>both</add> in his individual capacity, when<lb/> | |||
seeking guidance for his own steps — <del><gap/></del> <add>and</add> as one of the community<lb/> | |||
endeavoring to mark out <add>for others</add> the path of poplar wisdom & virtue.<lb/> | |||
<del>To</del> In every part of the field of thought & action he invoked<lb/> | |||
its aid & <sic>council</sic> — he appealed to it<del>s</del> for its Laws — and for<lb/> | |||
the reasons of those Laws, — and registered its responses for<lb/> | |||
the use & government of <del>others</del> his fellow men</p> | |||
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1 History of the greatest happiness principle
If the intentions of the Author & of the Editor have been accomplished this volume will be
found to be nothing but an application of the greatest happiness
principle to the field of morals. When the principle first presented
itself to Mr Bentham's mind, — he denominated it the Utilitarian
Principle Theory, — but he soon discovered that the word did not immediately
present to the views of others, — the ideas which he attached to it, —
namely, — that any thing was is useful only & as much in so far, and in as much as it promotes
the happiness of man — : Happiness being the end & object to be
kept constantly in view, the word Utility did not necessarily
bring with it felicity with it as its associate. It can hardly be without
interest to trace the march of its influences influences of the greatest-happiness principle upon Mr Bentham's
philosophy, — from its first introduction into his the period when it first occupied his serious
thoughts, — until it became the master principle key which
he applied to unlock all the intricacies of moral & political
science.
It became was indeed his directing post, which he
consulted in all the walks of life whether public or private.
The oracle, to whose voice he unhesitatingly & on all
occasions deferred — whether both in his individual capacity, when
seeking guidance for his own steps — and as one of the community
endeavoring to mark out for others the path of poplar wisdom & virtue.
To In every part of the field of thought & action he invoked
its aid & council — he appealed to its for its Laws — and for
the reasons of those Laws, — and registered its responses for
the use & government of others his fellow men
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