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... principles belonging to this class are , 1. The Desire of Knowledge , or the principle of Curiosity . * 2. The ... action ( that is , among the active principles common to man with the brutes , ) not only the desire of knowledge and the ...
... principles belonging to this class are , 1. The Desire of Knowledge , or the principle of Curiosity . * 2. The ... action ( that is , among the active principles common to man with the brutes , ) not only the desire of knowledge and the ...
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... principle of action in man , and who attempt to account for the origin of all our other active principles from habit or the association of ideas . That this theory is just in some instances cannot be disputed . Thus , in the case of ...
... principle of action in man , and who attempt to account for the origin of all our other active principles from habit or the association of ideas . That this theory is just in some instances cannot be disputed . Thus , in the case of ...
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... principle of action on human conduct , has been at pains to give as ludicrous an account as possible of its origin . As I differ wide- ly from Wollaston on this point , both in his theore- tical speculations , and in the practical ...
... principle of action on human conduct , has been at pains to give as ludicrous an account as possible of its origin . As I differ wide- ly from Wollaston on this point , both in his theore- tical speculations , and in the practical ...
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... action the same ridicule which has been so lavishly bestowed on the former . So far , however , from this being the case , I believe it will be univer- sally granted , that where the latter principle ... principles often co - operate in ...
... action the same ridicule which has been so lavishly bestowed on the former . So far , however , from this being the case , I believe it will be univer- sally granted , that where the latter principle ... principles often co - operate in ...
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... actions , Wollaston's reasoning would prove clearly the absurdity of any concern about our memory . " Such a concern " ( as Dr Hut- * That the desire of esteem , if a fantastic principle of action in the one of these cases , is equally ...
... actions , Wollaston's reasoning would prove clearly the absurdity of any concern about our memory . " Such a concern " ( as Dr Hut- * That the desire of esteem , if a fantastic principle of action in the one of these cases , is equally ...
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active principles affections agreeable animal appear appetites argument arises Aristotle ascribed association of ideas atheism beauty benevolent cause cerning character Cicero circumstances conceive concerning conclusion conduct connection consequence consider constitution Cudworth Deity Descartes desire of esteem doctrine Dr Butler Dr Reid endeavour Essay express external fact favour feel fellow-creatures happiness Hobbes human nature ideas imagination instance instinctive interest judgment La Rochefoucauld Lord Kames Lord Monboddo Lord Shaftesbury Malebranche mankind manner matter means ment mind misanthropy moral constitution moral distinctions moral faculty Moral Sentiments motion natural philosophy neral object observations opinion origin ourselves particular passage passion perception philosophers Plato pleasure Pompey present principle of action quæ racter reason remark respect right and wrong says self-love selfish sense of duty Shaftesbury Smith society species supposed supposition Theory of Moral thing tion truth usury vice virtue words writers