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<head>Deontology</head> | |||
<note>1. Theoretical<lb/> | |||
Ch. 1<lb/> | |||
§. Principle pursued by <gap/><lb/> | |||
Agent's motives</note> | |||
<p><!-- Pointer symbol --> Question What ought to be done includes — 1. Authors motives for preaching<lb/> | |||
the <unclear>practice</unclear> preached; 2. Agent's motives for practising it<lb/> | |||
Agents motives are different in different states of society: — and in different political situations</p> | |||
<p>considered as a Science deontology is the Science<lb/> | |||
which teaches what is fit to be done: what on each occasion<lb/> | |||
is by each person fit to be done.</p> | |||
<p>To declare what on the occasion in question<lb/> | |||
is fit to be done is to declare what in the opinion<lb/> | |||
of the teacher in question is by the agent in question<lb/> | |||
fit to be done: what in his opinion is fit to be done<lb/> | |||
and accordingly what upon the occasion in question<lb/> | |||
by the agent in question it would be his wish<lb/> | |||
to see done. Wishing — on the occasion in question to<lb/> | |||
see that which is in question done what have been<lb/> | |||
his inducements by which he has been led to the entertaining<lb/> | |||
of that wish? This is a point which before<lb/> | |||
he begins to teach it will have been fit for him to<lb/> | |||
have settled with himself: by the answer made to<lb/> | |||
this question will have been delineated the system<lb/> | |||
of deontology which he undertakes to teach.</p> | |||
<p>Behold! now for example what has place in the<lb/> | |||
present instance. What is it that in the composition &<lb/> | |||
delivery of the present work it would be on each occasion<lb/> | |||
by each person to see done? I answer — that which<lb/> | |||
on that same occasion would be in the highest<lb/> | |||
degree conducive to the happiness of the portion<lb/> | |||
of mankind whose happiness is in any degree at<lb/> | |||
stake.</p> | |||
<p>In and by the delivering of this answer I have<lb/> | |||
given indication of the principle which constitutes<lb/> | |||
the foundation of the present work.</p> | |||
<p>In so doing I have moreover, given it intimation<lb/> | |||
of the nature of the motive by which I<lb/> | |||
have been engaged in the task of composing and<lb/> | |||
giving expression to it. This motive is benevolence:<lb/> | |||
which, having for its object the happiness of all<lb/> | |||
mankind without exception may the propriety<lb/> | |||
be denominated universal benevolence:</p> | |||
1817 Nov. 17
Deontology
1. Theoretical
Ch. 1
§. Principle pursued by
Agent's motives
Question What ought to be done includes — 1. Authors motives for preaching
the practice preached; 2. Agent's motives for practising it
Agents motives are different in different states of society: — and in different political situations
considered as a Science deontology is the Science
which teaches what is fit to be done: what on each occasion
is by each person fit to be done.
To declare what on the occasion in question
is fit to be done is to declare what in the opinion
of the teacher in question is by the agent in question
fit to be done: what in his opinion is fit to be done
and accordingly what upon the occasion in question
by the agent in question it would be his wish
to see done. Wishing — on the occasion in question to
see that which is in question done what have been
his inducements by which he has been led to the entertaining
of that wish? This is a point which before
he begins to teach it will have been fit for him to
have settled with himself: by the answer made to
this question will have been delineated the system
of deontology which he undertakes to teach.
Behold! now for example what has place in the
present instance. What is it that in the composition &
delivery of the present work it would be on each occasion
by each person to see done? I answer — that which
on that same occasion would be in the highest
degree conducive to the happiness of the portion
of mankind whose happiness is in any degree at
stake.
In and by the delivering of this answer I have
given indication of the principle which constitutes
the foundation of the present work.
In so doing I have moreover, given it intimation
of the nature of the motive by which I
have been engaged in the task of composing and
giving expression to it. This motive is benevolence:
which, having for its object the happiness of all
mankind without exception may the propriety
be denominated universal benevolence:
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