I conceive it to be the business of Moral Science to deduce, from the laws of life and the conditions of existence, what kinds of action necessarily tend to produce happiness, and what kinds to produce unhappiness. Having done this, its deductions are... Annual Register - Page 314edited by - 1880Full view - About this book
| John Stuart Mill - 1863 - 120 pages
...empirical generalizations from the observed results of conduct, and completely attainable only by deducing, from the laws of life and the conditions of existence,...necessarily tend to produce happiness, and what kinds to produce unhappiness. With the exception of the word ' necessarily,' I have no dissent to express from... | |
| John Stuart Mill - 1864 - 108 pages
...empirical generalizations from the observed results of conduct, and completely attainable only by deducing, from the laws of life and the conditions of existence,...necessarily tend to produce happiness, and what kinds to produce unhappiness. With the exception of the by no means applied or held applicable universally;... | |
| John Stuart Mill - 1864 - 406 pages
...empirical generalizations from the observed results of conduct, and completely attainable only by deducing, from the laws of life and the conditions of existence,...necessarily tend to produce happiness, and what kinds to produce unhappiness. With the exception of the word "necessarily," I have no dissent to express from... | |
| William Brighty Rands - 1865 - 382 pages
...he proceeds to say that he thinks the end of morality is "completely attainable, only by deducing, from the laws of life and the conditions of existence,...necessarily tend to produce happiness, and what kinds to produce unhappiness." Upon that you observe as follows:—" With the exception of the word necessarily,... | |
| William Brighty Rands - 1865 - 394 pages
...he proceeds to say that he thinks the end of morality is " completely attainable, only by deducing, from the laws of life and the conditions of existence,...necessarily tend to produce happiness, and what kinds to produce unhappiness." Upon that you observe as follows : — " With the exception of the word necessarily,... | |
| William Brighty Rands - 1865 - 380 pages
...he proceeds to say that he thinks the end of morality is " completely attainable, only by deducing, from the laws of life and the conditions of existence,...action necessarily tend to produce happiness, and what kinda to produce unhappiness." Upon that you observe as follows : — " With the exception of the word... | |
| 1893 - 464 pages
...general principles from which he proceeds. Mr. Spencer affirms that it is the business of Moral Science to deduce from the laws of life and the conditions of existence what kinds of actions tend to produce happiness and what kinds to produce uuhappiness. An examination of his books,... | |
| Alexander Bain - 1868 - 898 pages
...consequences of the constitution of things ; and I conceive it to be the business of Moral Science to deduce, from the laws of life and the conditions...necessarily tend to produce happiness, and what kinds to produce unhappiness. Having done this, its deductions are to be recognized as laws of conduct ; and... | |
| Alexander Bain - 1868 - 902 pages
...consequences of the constitution of things ; and I conceive it to be the business of Moral Science to deduce, from the laws of life and the conditions...necessarily tend to produce happiness, and what kinds to produce unhappiaess. Having done this, its deductions are to be recognized as laws of conduct ; and... | |
| 1871 - 834 pages
...consequences of the constitution of things ; and I conceive it to be the business of Moral Science to deduce, from the laws of life and the conditions...necessarily tend to produce happiness, and what kinds to produce unhappiness. Having done this, its deductions are to bo recognised as laws of conduct ; and... | |
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