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1829 June 10 <gap/> A | |||
Article | |||
article 1 1 | |||
History. | |||
1. | |||
Greatest happiness principle | |||
by JB put to use as a | |||
Direction post | |||
1 | |||
Direction post | |||
History of the principle of utility of as originaly stated | |||
the principle of utility now at last the greatest happiness principle | |||
The character in which for so many years past | |||
Mr Bentham has been putting this principle to use in that of | |||
an instrument of direction — in or say in more familiar language a direction post | |||
pointing out the path most proper to be pursued, on every occasion, | |||
in the walks of life, public as well as private in public as well as private life: one | |||
oracle to whi to be pursued by every individual whether acting | |||
in his private and individual capacity, or in his for his as a member of the | |||
own benefit alone whole community, or in his public capacity acting for | |||
the benefit of others in the character of a as a member of the governing | |||
part of the community, in the exercise of the powers belonging | |||
to him in that sane character. It is the oracle to which | |||
2 | |||
It is the oracle to appokcants | |||
for instruction | |||
on every occasion he applies for instruction: and the several | |||
arrangements which in in relation to the several parts of the field of thought and | |||
action it suggests, together with the reasons from which these | |||
same proposed arrangements derive their explanation and support | |||
may be considered as constitute its responses | |||
3 | |||
As such it serves 1 as end | |||
in view 2 as a means | |||
of attaining that end | |||
3 as a motive inducing | |||
men to act in ways conducive | |||
to that end | |||
To this purpose it makes service to him in three | |||
distinguishable capacities — 1. as end in view 2. as a storehouse of means | |||
of employable for the attainment of that end. 3: as a storehouse furnishing | |||
motives by the force of which on the several occasions men may be induced to act | |||
in ways conducive to that end. | |||
4. | |||
For making application | |||
of it another instrument | |||
a list of pains & pleasures | |||
was found necessary | |||
To the making application of it to these several usses | |||
or purposes another instrument was found indispensably necessary, | |||
namely a list of the several pleasures and pains of which | |||
<gap/> mans nature is susceptible. In the several pleasures | |||
and in exemption from the several pains he saw the elements of | |||
which happiness is composed, and of which in numbers and | |||
value taken together it was to be a constant object of his endeavours | |||
to show how the greatest quantity possible may be made to have place | |||
<gap/> in the those several pleasures and exemptions from pain acting operating in the character | |||
of motives he saw so many means adapted to the purpose of attaining or say accomplishing those same ends. | |||
1829 June 10 A Article article 1 1 History.
1. Greatest happiness principle by JB put to use as a Direction post 1 Direction post
History of the principle of utility of as originaly stated the principle of utility now at last the greatest happiness principle
The character in which for so many years past Mr Bentham has been putting this principle to use in that of an instrument of direction — in or say in more familiar language a direction post pointing out the path most proper to be pursued, on every occasion, in the walks of life, public as well as private in public as well as private life: one oracle to whi to be pursued by every individual whether acting in his private and individual capacity, or in his for his as a member of the own benefit alone whole community, or in his public capacity acting for the benefit of others in the character of a as a member of the governing part of the community, in the exercise of the powers belonging to him in that sane character. It is the oracle to which 2 It is the oracle to appokcants for instruction on every occasion he applies for instruction: and the several arrangements which in in relation to the several parts of the field of thought and action it suggests, together with the reasons from which these same proposed arrangements derive their explanation and support may be considered as constitute its responses
3 As such it serves 1 as end in view 2 as a means of attaining that end 3 as a motive inducing men to act in ways conducive to that end
To this purpose it makes service to him in three distinguishable capacities — 1. as end in view 2. as a storehouse of means of employable for the attainment of that end. 3: as a storehouse furnishing motives by the force of which on the several occasions men may be induced to act in ways conducive to that end.
4. For making application of it another instrument a list of pains & pleasures was found necessary
To the making application of it to these several usses or purposes another instrument was found indispensably necessary, namely a list of the several pleasures and pains of which mans nature is susceptible. In the several pleasures and in exemption from the several pains he saw the elements of which happiness is composed, and of which in numbers and value taken together it was to be a constant object of his endeavours to show how the greatest quantity possible may be made to have place in the those several pleasures and exemptions from pain acting operating in the character of motives he saw so many means adapted to the purpose of attaining or say accomplishing those same ends.
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