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... justified . There may be an obligation to rule , and later an obligation to abdicate ; to condemn , and later to ... justification of the obligation . Thus punish- ment may be by definition penal , that is to say inflicted upon an ...
... justified . There may be an obligation to rule , and later an obligation to abdicate ; to condemn , and later to ... justification of the obligation . Thus punish- ment may be by definition penal , that is to say inflicted upon an ...
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... justify punishment on the ground of requital , and would have to justify it as a necessity , or as a warning , or as a ... justified , it is not clear how mercy and pardon could be an overriding obligation . Even CLASSIFICATION OF ...
... justify punishment on the ground of requital , and would have to justify it as a necessity , or as a warning , or as a ... justified , it is not clear how mercy and pardon could be an overriding obligation . Even CLASSIFICATION OF ...
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... justified when they are likely to yield beneficial results , and that they are not justified if from the standpoint of probable subsequent results they are futile or actually injurious . ( This proposition would hold of reward as well ...
... justified when they are likely to yield beneficial results , and that they are not justified if from the standpoint of probable subsequent results they are futile or actually injurious . ( This proposition would hold of reward as well ...
Contents
CHAPTER | 9 |
Discussion of Conceptions | 101 |
The Terms Employed | 205 |
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according aesthetic agathopoeics agent aretaics argued argument attempt axiological beauty believe beneficial benevolence conscience conscious consequences Demiurge deny deontological ethics deontology descriptive knowledge discussion dispute distinction distinguish doubt effect emotion ethic of virtue ethics of benefit evil example expetition extensive quantities fact genuine hedonistic hold human infer insight instance intrinsic intuitionists J. S. Mill justice justified Kant kind knowledge logical magna moralia maleficent man's matter means merely mind moral action moral character moral duty moral obligation moral principles moral theory moral virtue moralists morally commendable morally relevant motive natural Nevertheless non-moral objection obvious offence one's optimific particular philanthropy plausible pleasure possible probable promise punishment question reason regarding relations requital Ross seems sense simply situation sort speak spirit suppose thing tion trivial true truth uncon unless usually utilitarianism virtuous volition voluntaristic voluntary action well-being wrong