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1829 June 1. Original. Article on Utilitarianism Copied.

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17 Names by which the principle has been designated, in many points unappropriate

To the spread disperse of the system of in the reception snd adoption of which the of happiness in the whole human species not to make other "To inaporably and incontovertably dependent, it happens unfortunately that the denominations by which it was originally designated was in many by which at different times it came to be designated was was several so far from being an apt one.

18 Principle of utility misexpressiveness of the term

At first, the name was the principle of utility. Then the faults was that by the expression then employed not the idea meant to be conveyed but in widely differ from it was in fact at all times liable to be conveyed, used to as inensideness what actually conveyed: and if this mistake one bad in discourse one bad effect in was the that to be drawing down to a correspondent extent the sentiment of disapprobation upon the opinion in the reception of which all the good that could be produced by the dissemination of the principle departed

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

To the extent in question, the principle of utility, was, in a word regarded, as above + by which approbation was called + Lab at the passage action referred to for by every measure essence a by which a contribution was made to this or that end, whatsoever might be the nature of that end: the extent of it, being regarded as the principle by that approbation was is called for, for measure when one was contributing to human happiness takes in the aggregate, not the maximum of the happiness enjoyed by the aggregate enjoyed of the several members of which the community in question is composed.

20 Consequence of the mistake — disapprobation called supposed to be called for to the pursuit of pleasure

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Date_1	1829-06-04	Marginal Summary Numbering	17-20
Box	014	Main Headings	deontology
Folio number	325	Info in main headings field	article on utilitarianism
Image	001	Titles
Category	text sheet	Number of Pages	1
Recto/Verso	recto	Page Numbering
Penner	jeremy bentham	Watermarks	1828
Marginals	george bentham	Paper Producer
Corrections		Paper Produced in Year	1828
Notes public	[[notes_public::"original / copied" [note in colls's hand]]]	ID Number	5088
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