No reason can be given why the general happiness is desirable, except that each person, so far as he believes it to be attainable, desires his own happiness. This, however, being a fact, we have not only all the proof which the case admits of, but all... Utilitarianism - ˹éÒ 53â´Â John Stuart Mill - 1864 - 120 ˹éÒÁØÁÁͧ·Ñé§àÅèÁ - à¡ÕèÂǡѺ˹ѧÊ×ÍàÅèÁ¹Õé
| 1861 - 882 ˹éÒ
...given why the general happiness is desirable, except that .each person, so far as he believes it to Be attainable, desires his own happiness. This, however,...possible to require, that happiness is a good : that each person s happiness is a good to that person, and the general happiness, therefore, a good to the aggregate... | |
| 1870 - 688 ˹éÒ
...pursuit of social good on the natural desire of happiness. " ' Each person's happiness,' says Mr. Mill, ' is a good to that person, and the general happiness,...therefore, a good to the aggregate of all persons.' We are talking here of ' a good ' as an ' end of action : ' let us substitute the equivalent term,... | |
| 1872 - 832 ˹éÒ
...given why the general happiness ia desirable, except that each person, so far as he believes it to be attainable, desires his own happiness. This, however,...a good : that each person's happiness is a good to tlmt person, and the general happiness, therefore, a good to the aggregate of all persons." Surely... | |
| 1872 - 866 ˹éÒ
...tendency to happiness are not convertible terms. " We have not only all the proof which the ca^e admits I of, but all which it is possible to require, that happiness is a good ; tuat each person's happiness is a good to that person, and the general happiness, therefore, a good... | |
| John Stuart Mill - 1873 - 408 ˹éÒ
...given why the general happiness is desirable, except that each person, so far as he believes it to be attainable, de-sires his own happiness. This, however,...not only all the proof which the case admits of, but nil which it is possible to require, that happiness is a good; that each person's happiness is a good... | |
| Henry Sidgwick - 1874 - 508 ˹éÒ
...given why the general happiness is desirable, except that each person, so far as he believes it to be attainable, desires his own happiness. This, however,...general happiness, therefore, a good to the aggregate of persona." He then goes on to shew that pleasure, and pleasure alone, is what all men actually do desire.... | |
| Thomas Rawson Birks - 1874 - 330 ˹éÒ
...given why the general happiness is desirable, except that each. person, so far as he believes it to be attainable, desires his own happiness. This however...general happiness, therefore, a good to the aggregate of persons. Happiness has made out its title as one of the ends of conduct and consequently one of the... | |
| Thomas Rawson Birks - 1874 - 348 ˹éÒ
...given why the general happiness \& desirable, except that each person, so far as he believes it to be attainable, desires his own happiness. This however...general happiness, therefore, a good to the aggregate of persons. Happiness has made out its title as one of the ends of conduct and consequently one of the... | |
| Francis Herbert Bradley - 1876 - 338 ˹éÒ
...advanced thinking ' who would not be a ' philosopher,' and how many would be left in the 'multitude,' desires his own happiness. This, however, being a...therefore, a good to the aggregate of all persons ' ( Util., p. 52). Whether our ' great modern logician ' thought that by this he had proved that the... | |
| John Stuart Mill - 1882 - 444 ˹éÒ
...the general happiness is desirable, "^ except that each person, so far as he believes it to be^ *"' attainable, desires his own happiness. This, however,...a fact, we have not only all the proof which the" a. case admits of, but all which it is possible to require, that happiness is a good ; that each person-s... | |
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