Controversial lettersA. Strahan, 1865 |
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... appears , writes to you to say , that he does not wish to be " considered an opponent of Utilitarianism ; " but he goes on to say that he thinks " happiness " -assumed to be the " ultimate end of morality ” -is " only partially ...
... appears , writes to you to say , that he does not wish to be " considered an opponent of Utilitarianism ; " but he goes on to say that he thinks " happiness " -assumed to be the " ultimate end of morality ” -is " only partially ...
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... appears to me to knock the on out of the whole system of things . You go on to say , I remember , that Truth is more likely to succeed than Error , because the thing that really is stands a chance of being over and over again ...
... appears to me to knock the on out of the whole system of things . You go on to say , I remember , that Truth is more likely to succeed than Error , because the thing that really is stands a chance of being over and over again ...
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... appear to deny it to be , and the denial is consistent with the rest of your scheme , ) necessary , and does not wait upon the " consilience " of results . I do not in the least understand an empirical , or par- tially empirical Science ...
... appear to deny it to be , and the denial is consistent with the rest of your scheme , ) necessary , and does not wait upon the " consilience " of results . I do not in the least understand an empirical , or par- tially empirical Science ...
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... appears to me to be that Every man is bound to obey , at all costs , his own highest impulse . From which is derived the negative— No man shall attempt to limit the activity of another who claims to be seeking to obey such impulse ...
... appears to me to be that Every man is bound to obey , at all costs , his own highest impulse . From which is derived the negative— No man shall attempt to limit the activity of another who claims to be seeking to obey such impulse ...
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... appears to him . To prevent or endeavour to prevent another realis- ing his own idea of such conformity , is injury — unless his procedure prevents my endeavouring to realise my idea . The greatest happiness of the greatest number must ...
... appears to him . To prevent or endeavour to prevent another realis- ing his own idea of such conformity , is injury — unless his procedure prevents my endeavouring to realise my idea . The greatest happiness of the greatest number must ...
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