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1829.June 2. Article on Utilitarianism.

N.B. The pages referred to are the
pages of the copy original.

1.

Locution principle of
utility & conjugates history.

A1

2.

First mention in Hume's
Essay's - vague idea there
attached to it.

A1

3.

In Helvetius' Esprit commencement
of practical
application.

A2

4.

For pains & pleasures
scanty stock of denominations
devised by
Helvetius.

A2

5.

In Hartley on Man
greater but still incomplete
number of
species mentioned.

A3

6.

Greatest happiness of the
greatest number first
mentioned by Priestley
A0 1762 to 1769.

A3.

7.

Circulating Library
at Harper's Coffee-House.

A4

8.

A0 1768 Mr.Bentham's
last visit to Oxford.

A4

9.

From that phrase in
Priestley's pamphlet J.B.'s
principles of morality
determined.

A5.

10.

1776 J.B.'s Fragment
on Government.

A5

11.

1781 Introduction to
Morals & Legislation.

A6.

12.

1817 J.B.'s Springs of Actn

B1.

13.

Dyslogistic & Eulogistic
names exhibited by J.B.

B2.

14.

J.B. and Lord Bacon Fiat
experimentum Lord B.'s
aphorism in physical
science Fiat observatio
J.B.'s aphorism in political
science.

B3.

15.

Legislation the making
a choice of evils.

B4

16.

J.B.'s application of greatest
happiness principle-non
disappointment principle.

B5.

17.

Names by which the
principle has been designated,
in many points
inappropriate.

C1

18.

Principle of utility misexpressiveness
of the
term.

C1

19.

The word regarded as
calling for approbation
of every measure contributing
to an end
whatever that end be.

C1

20.

Consequence of the mistake -
disapprobation
supposed to be called for
to the pursuit of pleasure.

C1

21.

Substitution by J.B. of
the name of greatest
happiness principle
to that of principle
of utility.

C2C2

22.

Lady Holland's answer
to the principle of utility.

C3

23.

Locke's misconceptions.
1 That morals & politics
founded on the relation
between word & word.
2 Narrow view taken
of pleasures & pains.

C4

24.

Adversaries to greatest
happiness principle.
1 property trumpeting principle
2 The original contract.

D1.

25.

Use made by misrulers
of the substitution
of this partial
to the general end.

D2.

26.

Corruptive oaths in support
of original contract.

D2.

27.

In J.B's mind the word
utility is associated with
happiness principle,
owing to the use made
of it by Hume and Helvetius,
also Horace

E1.

28.

Conjugates of Utility -
Utilitarian- Utilitarianism.

E2.

29.

For expressing in a
word happiness principle
eudaimonology
would do : if so, custom
must be departed
from in not rendering
it endaemology.

E2.

30.

No opposition (in J.B's
mind,) made to this
principle by the Tusculan
questions, where
pain is said to be no
evil, and virtue is happiness.

F.1.

31.

To show how virtue
contributes to happiness -
of use- this done
ever and anon by J.B.

F1.

32.

Would it relieve a
man suffering from
gout or stone to tell
him he is happy?

F1.

33.

This nonsense talked
by the stoics: stoichs
who.

F2.

34.

Ipse dixit equally commodious
with utility
as to conjugates - dixitials,
dixiticat, dixiticions.

G.1.

35.

In this respect, perhaps
felicity better than happiness,
with the addition
of maximising or maximization.

G.1.

36.

People little aware of
importance of nomenclature
in planting or
disseminating ideas

G.2

37.

J.B. more successful
husbandman in this
way than Roman Emperor-
see International
Codification, and their
conjugates

G.2.

38.

As to want of appellative,
see Statute Book. At the
Union, we had Kingdom
of Great Britain and Ireland.

G.3.

39.

For thus placing these
substantives in apposition
in Statute book, the sovereign
power was adequate:
not so to establish
the possession-indicating
and predication-effecting
conjugates British and
Irish- the things signified
by them being different,
as religion, interests, affections.

G.3.

40.

Seeing the inaptitude of
these composite appellatives,
J.B. gave Brishibernia,
which presents no such
idea of repugnance as
British and Irish. The
signs of the things signified
being melted into
one, might have served
as a cement.

G.4.

41.

J.B. gave these ideas
to a noble friend in a
situation to give them
practical effect : no such
visible result in consequence

G.4.

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