Sketches of the History of Man, Volumen4A. Strahan and T. Cadell, London; and for William Creech, Edinburgh, 1788 |
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... those who have authority over him . He hopes for praise for every right action , and dreads blame for every one that is wrong . But for what fort of actions does he hold himself accountable ? Not furely for an instinctive action , which ...
... those who have authority over him . He hopes for praise for every right action , and dreads blame for every one that is wrong . But for what fort of actions does he hold himself accountable ? Not furely for an instinctive action , which ...
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... Those of a cold temperament and contracted mind , hold him to be an animal entirely felfish ; to evince which , examples are accumula- ted without end ( b ) . Neither of these fyftems is that of nature . The selfish fyftem is ...
... Those of a cold temperament and contracted mind , hold him to be an animal entirely felfish ; to evince which , examples are accumula- ted without end ( b ) . Neither of these fyftems is that of nature . The selfish fyftem is ...
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... , if it can be done without diftrefs to ourfelves . The duty of relieving from distress , seldom goes farther ; for tho ' we always fympa- thife F 2 thise with our relations , and with those under our Sk . II . i . 3 . 43 Morality .
... , if it can be done without diftrefs to ourfelves . The duty of relieving from distress , seldom goes farther ; for tho ' we always fympa- thife F 2 thise with our relations , and with those under our Sk . II . i . 3 . 43 Morality .
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Lord Henry Home Kames. thise with our relations , and with those under our eye , the diftreffes of the remote and unknown affect us very little . Pac- tions and agreements become neceffary , if we would extend the duty of benevo- lence ...
Lord Henry Home Kames. thise with our relations , and with those under our eye , the diftreffes of the remote and unknown affect us very little . Pac- tions and agreements become neceffary , if we would extend the duty of benevo- lence ...
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... those propenfities which difpofe us to actions of the other clafs * . The deduction above given makes it e- vident , that the general tendency of right actions is to promote the good of fociety , and of wrong actions , to obstruct that ...
... those propenfities which difpofe us to actions of the other clafs * . The deduction above given makes it e- vident , that the general tendency of right actions is to promote the good of fociety , and of wrong actions , to obstruct that ...
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