Morality and Moral ControversiesThis comprehensive anthology includes carefully edited selections of the classics of moral and political philosophy, as well as important recent works in legal, political, and moral theory. |
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... object of the action , but merely on the princi- ple of volition by which the action has taken place , without regard to any object of desire . It is clear from what precedes that the purposes which we may have in view in our actions ...
... object of the action , but merely on the princi- ple of volition by which the action has taken place , without regard to any object of desire . It is clear from what precedes that the purposes which we may have in view in our actions ...
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... objects of the inclinations have only a conditional worth ; for if the inclinations and the wants founded on them did not exist , then their object would be without value . Thus the worth of any object which is to be acquired by our ...
... objects of the inclinations have only a conditional worth ; for if the inclinations and the wants founded on them did not exist , then their object would be without value . Thus the worth of any object which is to be acquired by our ...
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... objects , then heteronomy always results . The will in that case does not give itself the law , but the object does so because of its relation to the will . This relation , whether it rests on inclination or on representations of reason ...
... objects , then heteronomy always results . The will in that case does not give itself the law , but the object does so because of its relation to the will . This relation , whether it rests on inclination or on representations of reason ...
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Leviathan | 14 |
An Enquiry Concerning the Principles of Morals | 21 |
of Morality | 66 |
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