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1819
Deontology Theory
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Turn now to the next effect, viz the
desire to produce pain in the breast of the
person by whose act or supposed act the passion has been
excited. Here there is a desire to produce
pain on the part of another. But setting
aside any pleasure that may be produced
or pain that may be excluded in consequence
of by means of the pain desired to be produced
then we have a desire which is endeavoured
to be gratified and which can not be
gratified without an act of malevolence
and maleficence: without a violation
of the law of benevolence. Thus in the case of
Anger we have an exemplification of
the relation which has place on the one
hand between passion on one part & pain
& pleasure on the other, on the other hand
between passion on the part & vice &
virtue on the other.
Question. Is it then true that no anger
can have place without violation of vice
virtue in both it's modes; without violation
of virtue in both its modes; without
violation in the first place of the law of self
regarding prudence in the next place
of the law of benevolence. The
The answer is, no; in so far as the
emotion rises to the height of passion, and
here should be added another and though more remote
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