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In our language, — & in every known language the advance
of philosophy is greatly retarded by the want of appropriate expressions.
If with the word Utility the idea of happiness could have been
habitually and irrevocably associated, Utilitarianism would have
conveniently represented the greatest happiness principle, — & Utilitarians
its advocates and supporters. And hitherto it has been almost necessary to
employ the terms which have indeed received a certain currency.
Bentham had once thought of proposeding the employment of the word
Eudaimonology - to represent the utilitarian doctrines, — & Eudiamonologicians
its professors. To those acquainted with Greek the meaning would
be sufficiently obvious - but that acquaintance is so rare that
he did not venture to recommend the terms to general
adoption. Besides custom must be departed from in not
rendering the word, Eudæmonology - and in such a shape
umbrage might be given to men of pious minds, who would
naturally possibly associate with it a the idea of a
doctrine, — art — or science of which devils were the subject. The
Latin tongue afforded little - Hereafter, - when
the principle shall have made new conquests in other lands, —
& especially in those the roots of whose languages are Latin, —
some terms may be found making way to general
acceptance. Felicitism or Felicitarianism, — Felicitists or Felicitarians, may then
put forward their claim. The word Felicity has already two
conjugates, to felicitate, — and felicitous. The increase of the number
of conjugates would be of great assistance to language — But for
our purpose the idea of greatest is needful — & the Felicity-maximising
principle will perhaps be found the most convenient of
all the terms hitherto employed for the for

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Box	014	Main Headings	deontology
Folio number	443	Info in main headings field
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