 | William Edward Hartpole Lecky - 1809 - 532 Seiten
...•without any special reference to man. ' The creed which accepts as the foundation of morals, utility or the greatest happiness principle, holds that actions...as they tend to produce the reverse of happiness.' — Utilitafianism, pp. 0-10. * The exception of course being domestic animals, which may be injured... | |
 | 1871 - 808 Seiten
...utilitarian school, on the contrary, have maintained that we have no proof of such an intuitional sense ; that actions are right in proportion as they tend...as they tend to produce the reverse of happiness. But since they have never assigned any other reason for the desire to produce general happiness than... | |
 | 1861 - 882 Seiten
...rescuing it from this utter degradation.* The creed which accepts as the foundation of morals, Utility, or the Greatest Happiness Principle, holds that actions...pleasure, and the absence of pain ; by unhappiness, pain, and the privation of pleasure. To give a clear view of the moral standard set up by the theory, much... | |
 | 1863 - 972 Seiten
...following definition is given, ri:.. — "The creed which accepts as the foundation of morals, utilitv. or the greatest happiness principle; holds that actions...is intended pleasure, and the absence of pain ; by unhappiuess, pain, and the privation of pleasure " (p. 10). "According to the greatest happiness principle,... | |
 | John Stuart Mill - 1863 - 120 Seiten
...rescuing it from this utter degradation.* The creed which accepts as the foundation of morals, Utility, or the Greatest Happiness Principle, holds that actions...promote happiness, wrong as they tend to produce the * The author of this essay has reason for believing himself to be the first person who brought the... | |
 | John Stuart Mill - 1864 - 406 Seiten
...degradation.* The creed which accepts, as the foundation of morals, Utility, or the Greatest-happiness Principle, holds that actions are right in proportion...pleasure and the absence of pain ; by unhappiness, pain and the privation of pleasure. To give a clear view of the moral standard set up by the theory, much... | |
 | Charles Tennant - 1864 - 502 Seiten
...Utility is, or what Mr. Mill means by it. The only explanation which he has given is that, " Utility holds that actions are right in proportion as they...as they tend to produce the reverse of happiness." There is nothing new in this, and nobody ever disputed it, but there is not much explanation in this.... | |
 | John Stuart Mill - 1864 - 108 Seiten
...degradation.* ., The creed which accepts as the foundation of morals, Utility, or the Greatest-Happiness Principle, holds that actions are right in proportion...promote happiness, wrong as they tend to produce the * The author of this essay has reason for believing himself to be the first person who brought the... | |
 | William McCombie - 1864 - 178 Seiten
...neither hurt himself nor hurt others." " The creed which accepts as the foundation of morals, Utility, or the Greatest Happiness Principle, holds that actions...proportion as they tend to promote happiness, wrong in proportion as they tend to produce the reverse of happiness. By happiness is intended pleasure,... | |
 | Charles Tennant - 1864 - 486 Seiten
...explanation which he has given is that, " Utility holds that actions are right in proportion as they tend te promote happiness, wrong as they tend to produce the reverse of happiness." There is nothing newjn this, and nobody ever dispute3Tt7^ut there is not much explanation in this.... | |
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The creed which accepts as the foundation of morals, Utility, or the Greatest Happiness Principle, holds that actions are right in proportion as they tend to promote happiness, wrong as they tend to produce the reverse of happiness. 
