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<p>It was also in 1817 that 'The Table of the<lb/> | |||
Springs of Action' appeared. The <del>object</del> purpose of the author<lb/> | |||
was to facilitate comparisons of & observations on the mutual relations<lb/> | |||
between pains and pleasures, - inducements <add>or motives</add>, - desires and interests He<lb/> | |||
endeavoured to make the list complete of all the elements that influence<lb/> | |||
conduct. While in his previous writings pains pleasures & motives<lb/> | |||
had been the principal topics of inquiry, Mr Bentham added on<lb/> | |||
this occasion the corresponding desires & interests, - proposing, as a<lb/> | |||
means of consistency & completeness the designation of each <del>inducement</del> <add>interest</add><lb/> | |||
<del>or each motive</del> by a particular name. Helvetius had in some<lb/> | |||
cases attached names to interests & Mr Bentham proposed to perfect<lb/> | |||
the nomenclature, - & to assist the association between all<lb/> | |||
the points of comparison by presenting the topics in a tabular<lb/> | |||
form. To these Tables he subjoined notes explaining, - and<lb/> | |||
giving determinate expression to other psychological terms such<lb/> | |||
as passions, - virtues, - vices, - moral good, - moral evil & so forth<lb/> | |||
showing their connection with the <del><gap/></del> objects displayed in the<lb/> | |||
Tables. Though the greatest happiness principle was constantly<lb/> | |||
in view - the now all-ruling influence in Mr Bentham's mind -<lb/> | |||
no reference is made to it by name in the "Springs of Action".</p> | |||
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It was also in 1817 that 'The Table of the
Springs of Action' appeared. The object purpose of the author
was to facilitate comparisons of & observations on the mutual relations
between pains and pleasures, - inducements or motives, - desires and interests He
endeavoured to make the list complete of all the elements that influence
conduct. While in his previous writings pains pleasures & motives
had been the principal topics of inquiry, Mr Bentham added on
this occasion the corresponding desires & interests, - proposing, as a
means of consistency & completeness the designation of each inducement interest
or each motive by a particular name. Helvetius had in some
cases attached names to interests & Mr Bentham proposed to perfect
the nomenclature, - & to assist the association between all
the points of comparison by presenting the topics in a tabular
form. To these Tables he subjoined notes explaining, - and
giving determinate expression to other psychological terms such
as passions, - virtues, - vices, - moral good, - moral evil & so forth
showing their connection with the objects displayed in the
Tables. Though the greatest happiness principle was constantly
in view - the now all-ruling influence in Mr Bentham's mind -
no reference is made to it by name in the "Springs of Action".
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