The Elements of Ethics
The Elements of Ethics
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" Thus the motive is the ultimate end sought, while the intention is this end plus either the means or a necessary concomitant of it, of which we are conscious. Responsibility will, therefore, cover all of which we are conscious in the act, no matter whether it is a part of the motive or not.
2. Classification of Motives. — The function of motives in determining morality will depend as nuich upon their kinds as upon their nature in general. Morality is often a thing of degrees, and is not a sim...ple, absolute, or uniform type of action. It is now more and now less pure or perfect. This is deter- mined by the various kinds of influences affecting conduct. These influences differ in their relation to it, and hence we may classify motives in two ways, according as we are viewing them as final or as efficient causes of volition, that is, according to the two elements Ave have recognized in motives. I shall speak of the two general classes as the cognitive or static motives, and the impulsive or dynamic motives, though they differ only in the degree of j)romiuence given to one or the other ELE3IENTARY PEIXCJPLES 125 O Static Subordinate Ends Ultimate Ends Dynamic ■ Impulse Instinct Keason element in motives at large.
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To quickly assess the difficulty of the text, read a short excerpt:
" Thus the motive is the ultimate end sought, while the intention is this end plus either the means or a necessary concomitant of it, of which we are conscious. Responsibility will, therefore, cover all of which we are conscious in the act, no matter whether it is a part of the motive or not.
2. Classification of Motives. — The function of motives in determining morality will depend as nuich upon their kinds as upon their nature in general. Morality is often a thing of degrees, and is not a sim...ple, absolute, or uniform type of action. It is now more and now less pure or perfect. This is deter- mined by the various kinds of influences affecting conduct. These influences differ in their relation to it, and hence we may classify motives in two ways, according as we are viewing them as final or as efficient causes of volition, that is, according to the two elements Ave have recognized in motives. I shall speak of the two general classes as the cognitive or static motives, and the impulsive or dynamic motives, though they differ only in the degree of j)romiuence given to one or the other ELE3IENTARY PEIXCJPLES 125 O Static Subordinate Ends Ultimate Ends Dynamic ■ Impulse Instinct Keason element in motives at large.
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