A Treatise on the Passions and Affections of the Mind, Philosophical, Ethical, and Theological: In a Series of Disquisitions, in which are Traced, the Moral History of Man, in His Pursuits, Powers, and Motives of Action, and the Means of Obtaining Permanent Well-being and Happiness, Volume 3T. Cadell and W. Davies, 1813 |
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... manner , " not that they conducted themselves in that manner . This distinction seems to be found- ed upon the discretionary power with which rati- onal Beings are entrusted , in union with the immense diversity of objects upon which ...
... manner , " not that they conducted themselves in that manner . This distinction seems to be found- ed upon the discretionary power with which rati- onal Beings are entrusted , in union with the immense diversity of objects upon which ...
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... manner , and they are deemed the constituents of the most refined felicity . III . It has been noticed that every voluntary action of a rational Agent , proceeds from the final determination of his own mind ; that this mind has been ...
... manner , and they are deemed the constituents of the most refined felicity . III . It has been noticed that every voluntary action of a rational Agent , proceeds from the final determination of his own mind ; that this mind has been ...
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... manner ; and firmness of mind to resist every seductive inducement of a contrary tendency . By the former we escape the evils , from which minds , the best disposed , could not otherways be secure ; by the others we resist the dangerous ...
... manner ; and firmness of mind to resist every seductive inducement of a contrary tendency . By the former we escape the evils , from which minds , the best disposed , could not otherways be secure ; by the others we resist the dangerous ...
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... manner in which their opposite effects are produced . In the second , We will endeavour to trace the origin of our ideas of Virtue and Morality ; exa- mine upon what moral obligation is founded , and the comparative influence of its ...
... manner in which their opposite effects are produced . In the second , We will endeavour to trace the origin of our ideas of Virtue and Morality ; exa- mine upon what moral obligation is founded , and the comparative influence of its ...
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... manner to be contemplated under these distinct heads . Such conduct may relate to the selfish , or to the social principle . It may pri- marily , or solely , belong to what is of the greatest benefit or injury to ourselves , in our ...
... manner to be contemplated under these distinct heads . Such conduct may relate to the selfish , or to the social principle . It may pri- marily , or solely , belong to what is of the greatest benefit or injury to ourselves , in our ...
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