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, Volumen3T. Cadell and W. Davies, 1813 |
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... desire . The terms Good , for the object of our desire , and Well - being , to express the desirable state , have been adopted in preference to any others , because they appear to be the most appropriate . The first denotes the apparent ...
... desire . The terms Good , for the object of our desire , and Well - being , to express the desirable state , have been adopted in preference to any others , because they appear to be the most appropriate . The first denotes the apparent ...
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... desires , and his capacities re- lative to this object . According to the plan pro- posed we are now to make the Conduct and Dispositions of rational agents , and whatever may respect these , the chief subjects of our inquiry . We shall ...
... desires , and his capacities re- lative to this object . According to the plan pro- posed we are now to make the Conduct and Dispositions of rational agents , and whatever may respect these , the chief subjects of our inquiry . We shall ...
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... desire is one and the same , to possess something Good . But in Animals of an inferior nature , this desire directs to a very few objects as the means of good ; these are productive of few gratifications , and the passi- ons excited by ...
... desire is one and the same , to possess something Good . But in Animals of an inferior nature , this desire directs to a very few objects as the means of good ; these are productive of few gratifications , and the passi- ons excited by ...
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... desires thus generated be restrained by more pow- erful inducements , those first excited will become the efficient ... desire of some species of Good . The subordinate principles relate to the apparent means of obtain- ing this Good ...
... desires thus generated be restrained by more pow- erful inducements , those first excited will become the efficient ... desire of some species of Good . The subordinate principles relate to the apparent means of obtain- ing this Good ...
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... desires , that the transient pleasure of gratifica- tion may again be enjoyed . If these gratifications be illegitimate , such as reason condemns , such as expose to mischievous consequences , this inter- mediate space is filled up with ...
... desires , that the transient pleasure of gratifica- tion may again be enjoyed . If these gratifications be illegitimate , such as reason condemns , such as expose to mischievous consequences , this inter- mediate space is filled up with ...
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