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1829. June 6. H 1 Copy.
Article on Utilitarianism.

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Virtue, vice, justice,
injustice intelligible only
when referred to one of
these three principles: --
1 Greatt. happss.
2. Asceticism.
3. Ipsedixitism.
Explanating these
3 principles already
given Ipsedixitism
pursued by disciples
of Pythagoras.

Virtue & vice, justice & injustice — words all of them
universally employed spoken & written in discourse not altogether so
universally understood. No otherwise than by reference mode, to
be made of them or any one of them. Never has any one of them have any been
employed but reference expressed or implied has been made
by it to one or other of three principles of say standards of
right & wrong, namely 1. the greatt. happss. prine., 2. the prince. of asceticism, whh. is the direct opposite to it, or a
3rd whh. may be denominated the prince. of ipsedixitism
or the ipse dixit principle. Of the greatest happiness
principle sufficient explanation has it is hoped
been given: so likewise of its opposite the principle
of asceticism, for it is in the nature
of opposites to afford explanatn. of one another. By
the ipse dixit prince. understand that principle or
say that commencement. or training reasong. whh. does
not make reference either to the happiness or unhappiness
as the end in view or standard of right & wrong
in human conduct: but tacitly or expressly & avowedly
the opinion the declared opinion — of either the writer
or speaker himself or some other individual named
or unnamed. This appellative is not a new one invented
for the present purpose, bt an old one borrowed
from an antique and consequently high authority. It is
the principle pursued, so Cicero informs us, by the
disciples of Pythagoras. Ipse [referring to Pythagoras] ipse
dixit; he has said the matter is so & so, therefore said
a disciple of the illustrious says so it is.

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Date_1	1829-06-06	Marginal Summary Numbering	43-44
Box	014	Main Headings	deontology
Folio number	378	Info in main headings field	article on utilitarianism
Image	001	Titles
Category	copy/fair copy sheet	Number of Pages	1
Recto/Verso	recto	Page Numbering	e1 / f21
Penner	john flowerdew colls	Watermarks	b&m 1829
Marginals	john flowerdew colls	Paper Producer	arthur moore; richard doane
Corrections		Paper Produced in Year	1829
Notes public		ID Number	5141
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