Essay On Instinct And Its Physical And Moral Relations
The book Essay On Instinct And Its Physical And Moral Relations was written by author Hancock, Thomas, 1783-1849 Here you can read free online of Essay On Instinct And Its Physical And Moral Relations book, rate and share your impressions in comments. If you don't know what to write, just answer the question: Why is Essay On Instinct And Its Physical And Moral Relations a good or bad book?
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As Reason may shew itself without Virtue, Reason cannot be Virtue ; and the same may be said of Self-love and Benevolence; for Reason may be cultivated to the highest pitch of natural discern- Of Benevolence and Self-Love. 359 inent, without one particle of virtue : and therefore whether philosophers will allow it to occupy its seat in the mind, on an independent footing, or by the mediation, support, and exercise of some other prin- ciple; it will assuredly establish its throne, wherever Piety..., Humility, and Self-denial are suffered to pre- vail, with an authority which subjects Reason, Self- love, Affection, Sympathy, and Desire, to its govern- ment : But all this may be said, and perhaps more properly, of that seed or principle of moral emotion, from which alone true Virtue springs, and which has obtained many different appellations, of which Con- science is perhaps the chief. Sect. III. , Of Benevolence and Self-Love. Before I proceed to treat of Conscience and its supremacy, with its laws and modifications, and the various denominations under which it has passed, I am anxious to say a few words on the Benevolent affections, by way of attempting to remove from hu- man nature the imputation of Selfishness, which has been thrown upon it in some celebrated systems of morals.
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