 The fact, then, appears to be, that we are constituted so as to condemn falsehood, unprovoked violence, injustice, and to approve of benevolence to some preferably to others, abstracted from all consideration, which conduct is likeliest to produce an...  Calcutta Magazine and Monthly Register - Page 4701830Full view - About this book
 | Joseph Butler - 1813 - 496 pages
...more than, in any other case, for a man to prefer his own satisfaction to another's in equal degrees. The fact then appears to be, that we are constituted...abstracted from all consideration, which conduct is likeliest to produce an overbalance of happiness or misery. And therefore, were the Author of nature... | |
 | Joseph Butler (bp. of Durham.) - 1819 - 362 pages
...more than, in any other case, for a man to prefer his own satisfaction to another's in equal degrees. The fact then appears to be, that we are constituted...abstracted from all consideration, which conduct is likeliest to produce an overbamust be vice in iis' ; al ,d benevolence. *-- -r--**lance of happiness... | |
 | Joseph Butler, Samuel Hallifax - 1819 - 256 pages
...for a man to prefer his own satisfaction to another's in equal degrees. The fact then appears to he, that we are constituted so as to condemn falsehood,...preferably to others, abstracted from all consideration \viiich conduct is likely to produce an overbalance of happiness or misery. And therefore, were the... | |
 | Joseph Butler - 1820 - 264 pages
...more than, in any other ^ase. for a man to prefer his own satisfaction to another's in equal degrees. The fact then appears to be, that we are constituted...condemn falsehood, unprovoked violence, injustice, and (o approve of benevolence to some preferably to others, abstracted from all consideration which conduct... | |
 | Joseph Butler - 1824 - 484 pages
...more than, in any other case for a man to prefer his own satisfaction to another's in equal degrees. The fact then appears to be, that we are constituted...abstracted from all consideration, which conduct is likeliest to produce an overbalance of happiness or misery. And therefore, were the Author of nature... | |
 | Robert Blakey - 1833 - 378 pages
...pure and grateful feeling which generally accompanies the exercise of the benevolent affections. " The fact then appears to be, that we are constituted...abstracted from all consideration, which conduct is likeliest to produce an over-balance of happiness or misery ; — and, therefore, were the author of... | |
 | Richard Cattermole - 1834 - 414 pages
...more than, in any other case, for a man to prefer his own satisfaction to another's in equal degrees. The fact then appears to be, that we are constituted...abstracted from all consideration, which conduct is likliest to produce an overbalance of happiness or misery. And therefore, were the Author of nature... | |
 | 1834 - 588 pages
...more than, in any other case, for a man to prefer his own satisfaction to another's in equal degrees. The fact then appears to be, that we are constituted...violence, injustice, and to approve of benevolence to somo preferably to others, abstracted from all consideration, which conduct is likeliest to produce... | |
 | Francis Wayland - 1837 - 420 pages
...more than, in any other case, for a man to prefer his own satisfaction to another's in equal degrees. The fact then appears to be, that we are constituted...violence, injustice, and to approve of benevolence to some in preference to others, abstracted from all consideration which conduct is likeliest to produce an... | |
 | Francis Wayland - 1837 - 420 pages
...case, for a man to prefer his own satisfaction to another's in equal degrees. The fact then appeare to be, that we are constituted so as to condemn falsehood,...violence, injustice, and to approve of benevolence to some in preference to others, abstracted from all consideration which conduct is likeliest to produce an... | |
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