Theory of Morals: An Inquiry Concerning the Law of Moral Distinctions and the Variations and Contradictions of Ethical Codes |
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... particular reason , his own particular con- science , his own particular moral sentiment , as the ultimate and infallible tribunal , just as he appeals to his eye in matters of color , to his sight and touch upon questions of form , and ...
... particular reason , his own particular con- science , his own particular moral sentiment , as the ultimate and infallible tribunal , just as he appeals to his eye in matters of color , to his sight and touch upon questions of form , and ...
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... particular kind ; or if the actions of any beings , other than men , ever become the subject - matter upon which moral judgment is exercised , it is only because those beings are supposed to possess a nature , so far as the distinction ...
... particular kind ; or if the actions of any beings , other than men , ever become the subject - matter upon which moral judgment is exercised , it is only because those beings are supposed to possess a nature , so far as the distinction ...
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... particular , as Duties will be explained hereafter . Our present business is , to show , that all those acts which have , at any time , been class- ed as moral duties , are , in fact , acts productive of pleasure , or supposed to be ...
... particular , as Duties will be explained hereafter . Our present business is , to show , that all those acts which have , at any time , been class- ed as moral duties , are , in fact , acts productive of pleasure , or supposed to be ...
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... particular , from those called Duties to others , namely , in not operating directly upon others , but only indirectly , by first operating upon ourselves . It is for this reason that they are arranged in a separate class . But the ...
... particular , from those called Duties to others , namely , in not operating directly upon others , but only indirectly , by first operating upon ourselves . It is for this reason that they are arranged in a separate class . But the ...
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... particular acts which deserve to be stigmatized with the re- proach of intemperance . Much depends , in this case , as in the case of imprudences , upon the particular position of the actor . 30. Thus it would be a gluttonous and ...
... particular acts which deserve to be stigmatized with the re- proach of intemperance . Much depends , in this case , as in the case of imprudences , upon the particular position of the actor . 30. Thus it would be a gluttonous and ...
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Page 140 - If thou hast nature in thee, bear it not ; Let not the royal bed of Denmark be A couch for luxury and damned incest.
Page 214 - How oft, when press'd to marriage, have I said, Curse on all laws but those which love has made! Love, free as air, at sight of human ties, Spreads his light wings, and in a moment flies...
Page 78 - She, while her lover pants upon her breast, Can mark the figures on an Indian chest ; And when she sees her friend in...
Page 138 - And that must end us, that must be our cure, To be no more. Sad cure! for who would lose, Though full of pain, this intellectual being, Those thoughts that wander through eternity, To perish rather, swallowed up and lost In the wide womb of uncreated Night, Devoid of sense and motion?
Page 111 - Others apart sat on a hill retired, In thoughts more elevate, and reasoned high Of Providence, Foreknowledge, Will, and Fate— Fixed fate, free will, foreknowledge absolute — And found no end, in wandering mazes lost.
Page 139 - To sleep ! perchance to dream; ay, there 's the rub; For in that sleep of death what dreams may come, When we have shuffled off this mortal coil, Must give us pause. There 's the respect, That makes calamity of so long life...
Page 217 - HE that hath wife and children hath given hostages to fortune ; for they are impediments to great enterprises, either of virtue or mischief. Certainly the best works, and of greatest merit for the public, have proceeded from the unmarried or childless men ; which both in affection and means have married and endowed the public.
Page 199 - Hail wedded Love, mysterious law, true source Of human offspring, sole propriety In Paradise of all things common else. By thee adulterous lust was driven from men Among the bestial herds to range; by thee, Founded in reason, loyal, just, and pure, Relations dear, and all the charities Of father, son, and brother first were known.
Page i - For to say, that a blind custom of obedience should be a surer obligation, than duty taught and understood; it is to affirm, that a blind man may tread surer by a guide, than a seeing man can by a light.
Page 40 - As was her sister; whether dread did dwell Or anguish in her hart, is hard to tell: Upon her arme a silver anchor lay, Whereon she leaned ever, as befell : And ever up to heaven, as she did pray, Her stedfast eyes were bent, ne swarved other way.