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abstract action actual ęsthetic animal apply arise asceticism casuistry categorical imperative cerning character claim common conception concerning concrete condition conduct conscience consequences course crime deduce deed demand demerit demnation desire distinction dition doctrine duty ethics equally eudemonism evil existence experience external fact field formal formal ethics freedom happiness Hence human ical ideal ignorance immoral individual instinct interests justice law of identity limited logical value manifest marriage material rightness matter means measure ment mental merit mind moral development moral ideas moral insight moral judgments moral law moral nature moral person motives necessary ness never notion object obligation ourselves perfect physical pleasure possible practical problem psychological hedonism psychology punishment purely question rational realization reason recognized regard relations religious result righteousness selfish sense social order society spirit theory theory of conduct things tion true truth utilitarian virtue well-being wrong