Paleys Moral Philosophy With Annotations
Paleys Moral Philosophy With Annotations
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I was indeed well prepared to believe, that many persons hear much, and talk much, of Paley's works, while they have read little or nothing of them. But that any one should publish a commentary on a work which he had not read with even moderate attention, overlooking a statement which is no slight incidental remark, but the very basis of the whole system, — this did seem to me very strange.
8o Moral Philosophy. [Book it.
CHAPTER VI.
UTILITY'.
SO then actions are to be estimated by their tendenc...y. 1 Whatever is expedient, is right. It is the utility of any moral rnle alone, which constitutes the obligation of it.
But to all this there seems a plain objection, viz. That many actions are useful, which no man in his senses will allow to be right. There are occasions, in which the hand of the assassin would be very useful. The present possessor of some great estate employs . His influence and fortune, to annoy, corrupt, or oppress, all about him. His estate would devolve, by his death, to a successor of an opposite character.
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To quickly assess the difficulty of the text, read a short excerpt:
I was indeed well prepared to believe, that many persons hear much, and talk much, of Paley's works, while they have read little or nothing of them. But that any one should publish a commentary on a work which he had not read with even moderate attention, overlooking a statement which is no slight incidental remark, but the very basis of the whole system, — this did seem to me very strange.
8o Moral Philosophy. [Book it.
CHAPTER VI.
UTILITY'.
SO then actions are to be estimated by their tendenc...y. 1 Whatever is expedient, is right. It is the utility of any moral rnle alone, which constitutes the obligation of it.
But to all this there seems a plain objection, viz. That many actions are useful, which no man in his senses will allow to be right. There are occasions, in which the hand of the assassin would be very useful. The present possessor of some great estate employs . His influence and fortune, to annoy, corrupt, or oppress, all about him. His estate would devolve, by his death, to a successor of an opposite character.
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You can find similar books in the "Read Also" column, or choose other free books by Paley, William, 1743-1805 to read onlineMoreLess
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