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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... opinions respecting Virtue Morals & c . Sect . I. On the import of the terms Virtue 93 and Vice - - 97 II . On approbation and disapprobation III . On merit , and demerit 108 120 CHAP . II . On the Laws of Moral Obligation vi CONTENTS .
... opinions respecting Virtue Morals & c . Sect . I. On the import of the terms Virtue 93 and Vice - - 97 II . On approbation and disapprobation III . On merit , and demerit 108 120 CHAP . II . On the Laws of Moral Obligation vi CONTENTS .
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... opinion has frequent- ly arisen , under which of the classes , particular actions should be ranged . The general rule bas been to place those actions and dispositions which have a known , or supposed tendency to produce some 22 ...
... opinion has frequent- ly arisen , under which of the classes , particular actions should be ranged . The general rule bas been to place those actions and dispositions which have a known , or supposed tendency to produce some 22 ...
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... evident that a diversity in * See Phil : T. P. ii . C. ii . For the enumeration of particu lars . our opinions and predilections to a certain degree , is DISQUISITION I ON VIRTUOUS CONDUCT AS PRODUCTIVE OF PER- SONAL AND SOCIAL WELL-BEING -
... evident that a diversity in * See Phil : T. P. ii . C. ii . For the enumeration of particu lars . our opinions and predilections to a certain degree , is DISQUISITION I ON VIRTUOUS CONDUCT AS PRODUCTIVE OF PER- SONAL AND SOCIAL WELL-BEING -
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... opinions and predilections to a certain degree , is , in many cases , a source of much good . As the various classes of animals are made capable of en- joying a great diversity of good , in consequence of their being endowed with ...
... opinions and predilections to a certain degree , is , in many cases , a source of much good . As the various classes of animals are made capable of en- joying a great diversity of good , in consequence of their being endowed with ...
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... opinion of per- sonal courage , that the epithet of Virtue was almost exclusively applied to it . Virtue and courage were by many deemed entirely synonymous . In nations at war with each other , and in the heat of contest , it is still ...
... opinion of per- sonal courage , that the epithet of Virtue was almost exclusively applied to it . Virtue and courage were by many deemed entirely synonymous . In nations at war with each other , and in the heat of contest , it is still ...
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