The Elements of Moral Science: With Questions for ExaminationReligious Tract Society, 1835 - 431 páginas |
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... present pain , no matter how great might be the subsequent advantage . Every one must see , that , under the present constitution , such a course of life must produce nothing but individual misery . The result upon society would be its ...
... present pain , no matter how great might be the subsequent advantage . Every one must see , that , under the present constitution , such a course of life must produce nothing but individual misery . The result upon society would be its ...
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... present , agreeable , may be of necessity followed by pain ; and that which is , at present , painful , may be rewarded by pleasure which shall far overbalance it . Now , it must be evident , to every one who will reflect , that my ...
... present , agreeable , may be of necessity followed by pain ; and that which is , at present , painful , may be rewarded by pleasure which shall far overbalance it . Now , it must be evident , to every one who will reflect , that my ...
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... present gratification . Hence , he is liable to seize upon a present enjoyment , to the exclusion of a much more valuable one in future , and even in such a manner as to entail upon himself poignant and remediless misery . And , hence ...
... present gratification . Hence , he is liable to seize upon a present enjoyment , to the exclusion of a much more valuable one in future , and even in such a manner as to entail upon himself poignant and remediless misery . And , hence ...
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The Elements of Moral Science: With Questions for Examination Francis Wayland,Joseph Angus Vista de fragmentos - 1835 |
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