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Titre : An introduction to the principles of morals and legislation : printed in the year 1780 and now first published / by Jeremy Bentham,...
Auteur : Bentham, Jeremy (1748-1832). Auteur du texte
Éditeur : T. Payne (London)
Date d'édition : 1789
Notice du catalogue : http://catalogue.bnf.fr/ark:/12148/cb30085224s
Type : monographie imprimée
Langue : anglais
Format : 9-CCCXXXV p. ; in-4
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Droits : Public domain
Identifiant : ark:/12148/bpt6k93974k
Source : Bibliothèque nationale de France, département Droit, économie, politique, F-17858
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Date de mise en ligne : 15/10/2007
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It is alfo allowed, that fome other Handard muft be affumed. The will then which is meant on this occafion, is that which may be called thé prefumptive will that is to fay, that which is prefumed to be his will on account of the conformity of its dilates to thofe of fome other principle. What then may be this other principle ? it muit be one or other of the three mentioned above for there cannot, as we have feen, be any more. It is plain, therefore, that, fetting revelation out of the queûlon, no light can ever be thrown upon the Aandard of right and wrong, by any thing that can be faid upon the queftion, what is God's will. We may be per~ecUy fure, indeed, that whatever is right is conformable to the will of God but fo far is that from anfwering the purpofe of ûiewing us what is right, that it is neceffary to know nrit whether a thing is right, in order to know from thence whether it be conformable to the will of God
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There are two things which are very apt to be confounded, but which it imports us carefullytodin:InguHh:–thé motive or caufe, which, by operating in a man's mind, is productive of any a<3: and the ground or reafon which warrants a IegIHator, or other by-ftander, in regarding ]
The principle of theology refers every thing to God's pleafure. But what ia God's pleafure ? God does not, he confeilediy does not now, either fpeak or write to us. How then are we to know what is his pleafure ? By obferving what is our own pleafure, and pronouncing !t to be his. Accordingly, what is called the pleafure of God, is and mu<t neceflarily be (revelation apart) neither more nor lefs than the 1 good pleafure of the perfon, whoever he be, who is pronouncing what he believes, or prétends to be, God's pleafure. How know you It to be God's pleafure that fuch or fueh an aA fhoutd be abftained from? whence come you even to fuppofe as much ? Becaufe the engaging in it would, ï imagine, be prejudicial upon the whole to the happinefs of mankind fays the partizan of the principle of utility Becaufe the commiflion of It :s attended with s groïs and ~enfQa), or at lea~ with a trining and tran~ent <atlsfaa:ion fays the partizan of the principle of afceticifm Becaufe 1 deteft the thoughts ofit and 1 cannot, neither ought 1 to be called upon to tell why;" fays he who proceeds upon the principle of antipathy. In the words of one or other of thefe muft that perfon neceffarily anf\ver (revelation apart) who profeï!es to take for his ftandard the will of God.