The Economy of Happiness
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Hence it is useful to tell men to act in this way or in that; since, if they will to guide their own conduct by the advice thus given, their volition will causally affect their motives, which, being the determinants of oilier volitions, will determine their acts. Under these condi- tions the distinction between right and wrong is capable of serving as a guide to conduct, but not otherwise.
154 THE PKINCIPLES OF COMMON SENSE [Book I To bring out _yet more distinctly the opposition between com- m...on sense and the tlieory of free will let us examine the subject of punishment. The utilitarian is, in general, opposed to the infliction of pain ; but punishment is painful. Does he there- fore deem all punishment wrong? Certainly not. Any means which presumably results in the utilitarian end is right: hence when punishment so results it is right, but not otherwise. Therefore, pain, though never an ultimate end, may be a proxi- mate one. It may be used as a means to the utilitarian end, and so may pleasure.
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To quickly assess the difficulty of the text, read a short excerpt:
Hence it is useful to tell men to act in this way or in that; since, if they will to guide their own conduct by the advice thus given, their volition will causally affect their motives, which, being the determinants of oilier volitions, will determine their acts. Under these condi- tions the distinction between right and wrong is capable of serving as a guide to conduct, but not otherwise.
154 THE PKINCIPLES OF COMMON SENSE [Book I To bring out _yet more distinctly the opposition between com- m...on sense and the tlieory of free will let us examine the subject of punishment. The utilitarian is, in general, opposed to the infliction of pain ; but punishment is painful. Does he there- fore deem all punishment wrong? Certainly not. Any means which presumably results in the utilitarian end is right: hence when punishment so results it is right, but not otherwise. Therefore, pain, though never an ultimate end, may be a proxi- mate one. It may be used as a means to the utilitarian end, and so may pleasure.
What to read after The Economy of Happiness?
You can find similar books in the "Read Also" column, or choose other free books by James Mackaye to read onlineMoreLess
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