 | Electronic journals - 1893 - 464 pages
...doubted even if we accept those general principles from which he proceeds. Mr. Spencer affirms that it is the business of Moral Science to deduce from...life and the conditions of existence what kinds of actions tend to produce happiness and what kinds to produce uuhappiness. An examination of his books,... | |
 | Alexander Bain - Ethics - 1868 - 902 pages
...determine how and why certain modes of conduct are detrimental, and certain other modes beneficial. These good and bad results cannot be accidental, but must...necessary consequences of the constitution of things ; and I conceive it to be the business of Moral Science to deduce, from the laws of life and the conditions... | |
 | Alexander Bain - Ethics - 1868 - 904 pages
...determine how and why certain modes of conduct are detrimental, and certain other modes beneficial. These good and bad results cannot be accidental, but must...necessary consequences of the constitution of things ; and I conceive it to be the business of Moral Science to deduce, from the laws of life and the conditions... | |
 | England - 1871 - 830 pages
...determine how and why certain modes of conduct are detrimental, and certain other modes beneficial. These good and bad results cannot be accidental, but must...necessary consequences of the constitution of things ; and I conceive it to be the business of Moral Science to deduce, from the laws of life and tho conditions... | |
 | 1871 - 834 pages
...determine how and wlty certain modes of conduct are detrimental, and certain other modes beneficial. These good and bad results cannot be accidental, but must...necessary consequences of the constitution of things ; and I conceive it to be the business of Moral Science to deduce, from the laws of life and the conditions... | |
 | Science - 1874 - 800 pages
...determine June and why certain modes of conduct are detrimental, and certain other modes beneficial. These good and bad results cannot be accidental, but must...necessary consequences of the constitution of things ; and 1 conceive it to be the business of Moral Science to deduce, from the laws of life and the conditions... | |
 | Arthur Cayley Headlam - Religion - 1881 - 552 pages
...performing them. But in this we should be mistaken. For on referring to p. 57 we find him declaring that it is the business of moral science to deduce from...life and the conditions of existence what kinds of actions necessarily tend to produce happiness ; but that having done this, its deductions are to be... | |
 | Natural history - 1887 - 340 pages
...I must quote Mr. Spencer's own words, contained in a letter to Mr. Mill : — " I conceive it to be the business of moral science to deduce, from the laws of life and the conditions of existence, what hinds of actions necessarily tend to produce happiness, and what kinds to produce unhappiness. Having... | |
 | Arthur Cayley Headlam - Religion - 1881 - 626 pages
...performing them. But in this we should be mistaken. For on referring to p. 57 we find him declaring that it is the business of moral science to deduce from...life and the conditions of existence what kinds of actions necessarily tend to produce happiness ; but that having done this, its deductions are to be... | |
 | Jacob Gould Schurman - Philosophy - 1881 - 128 pages
...determine how and why certain modes of conduct are detrimental and certain other modes beneficial. These good and bad results cannot be accidental, but must...necessary consequences of the constitution of things; and I conceive it to be the business of Moral Science to deduce, from the laws of life and the conditions... | |
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I conceive it to be the business of Moral Science to deduce from the laws of life and the conditions of existence what kinds of action necessarily tend to produce happiness and what kinds to produce unhappiness. 
