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Lectures on Moral Science; Delivered Before the Lowell Institute, Boston: (English)

Lectures on Moral Science; Delivered Before the Lowell Institute, Boston: (English)

          
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This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated.1862 Excerpt: ... LECTURE X. RECTITUDE AND VIRTUE.--RELATIONS.--EXPEDIENCY, PRUDENCE, AND VIRTUE.--ORIGIN OP MORAL DISTINCTIONS AS RELATED TO THE DIVraE NATURE.--COINCIDENCE OP INSTINCT AND REASON--OF FAITH AND REASON--OP PHILOSOPHY AND RELIGION. It will be remembered that in observing a moral act we went backward to its source. In so doing we found a moral constitution. That constitution we have examined, and have found its end and law. In doing this we considered those voluntary states of mind which are in themselves good or evil, virtuous or vicious. We know immediately and intuitively that love is good, and malignity evil; and it is inconceivable that their nature should be changed by any will. They are opposites, as are light and darkness, hardness and softness; one may give place to the other, but can never become the other. This, I suppose, is what is meant by the eternal and immutable distinctions of morals. It was then said that in passing outwards from a moral action we fod right and wrong, utility, expediency, general consequences. It will be next in order to examine these, and to inquire how far their claims may be reconciled with those of virtue without confounding the two. As has been said, right is often used as synonymous with virtuous, and wrong with vicious. The right, also, seems to be used as synonymous with moral goodness; at least if that be not its meaning I am unable to say what it is. But by right is also meant conformity to a rule or law, NATURAL GOVERNMENT. 229 tendency to an end, accordance with fixed relations, and by 'wrong, the reverse. " Right and wrong," says Dr. Wayland, " depend upon the relations under which beings are created, and are invariable." In this sense actions may be right or wrong without reference to the character or intention ...


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Product Details
  • ISBN-13: 9781458830463
  • Publisher: General Books
  • Publisher Imprint: General Books
  • Height: 246 mm
  • No of Pages: 82
  • Series Title: English
  • Weight: 163 gr
  • ISBN-10: 1458830462
  • Publisher Date: 01 Feb 2012
  • Binding: Paperback
  • Language: English
  • Returnable: N
  • Spine Width: 4 mm
  • Width: 189 mm


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