Philosophy, though they acknowledge the same virtues and vices, yet, not seeing wherein consisted their goodness, nor that they come to be praised as the means of peaceable, sociable, and comfortable living, place them in a mediocrity of passions ; as... Moral Science: A Compendium of Ethics - Page 140by Alexander Bain - 1869 - 337 pagesFull view - About this book
| Thomas Hobbes - 1839 - 744 pages
...that they come to be praised, as the means of peaceable, sociable, and comfortable living, place them in a mediocrity of passions : as if not the cause, but the degree of daring, made fortitude ; or not the cause, The science of but the quantity of a gift, made liberality. These dictates of reason,... | |
| Thomas Hobbes - 1839 - 766 pages
...that they come to be praised, as the means of peaceable, sociable, and comfortable living, place them in a mediocrity of passions : as if not the cause, but the degree of daring, made fortitude ; or not the cause, The science of but the quantity of a gift, made liberality. These dictates of reason,... | |
| Alexander Bain - 1868 - 902 pages
...tho purpose of it was against them. They are immutable and eternal ; l injustice, ingratitude, Ac., can never be made lawful,' for war cannot preserve...cause, but the degree of daring, made fortitude.' GENERAL BC'MMAUV. 555 His last remark is, that these dictates of reason are improperly called laws,... | |
| Alexander Bain - 1868 - 898 pages
...lawful,' for war cannot preserve life, nor peace destroy it. Their fulfilment is easy, as requiring onlv an unfeigned and constant endeavour. Of these laws...cause, but the degree of daring, made fortitude.' GENERAL SUMMARY. 555 His last remark is, that these dictates of reason are improperly called laws,... | |
| Simon Somerville Laurie - 1868 - 178 pages
...that they come to be praised as the means of peaceable, sociable, and comfortable living, place them in a mediocrity of passions ; as if not the cause but the degree of daring made fortitude ; or not the cause but the quantity of a gift made liberality. These dictates of reason men used to... | |
| Alexander Bain - 1869 - 350 pages
...which thou wouldest not have done to thyself. The laws of nature he regards as always binding in foro internet, to the extent of its being desired they...dictates of reason are improperly called laws, because ' law, properly, is the word of him that by right hath command over others.' But when considered not... | |
| Alexander Bain - 1869 - 364 pages
...wouldest not have done to thyself. The laws of nature he regards as always binding in foro interno, to the extent of its being desired they should take...cause, but the degree of daring, made fortitude.' GENERAL SUMMARY. 141 His last remark is. that these dictates of reason are improperly called laws,... | |
| Alexander Bain - 1869 - 364 pages
...security. As binding in foro interno, they can be broken even by an act according with them, if tho purpose of it was against them. They are immutable...mediocrity of passions, ' as if not the cause, but tho degree of daring, made fortitude.' GENERAL SUMMARY. 141 His last remark is. that these dictates... | |
| Thomas Hobbes - 1886 - 328 pages
...praised, as the means of peaceable, sociable, and comfortable living, place them in a mediocrity ot passions :' as if not the cause, but the degree of daring, made fortitude ; or not the cause, but the quantity of a gift, made liberality. These dictates of reason, men used... | |
| Alexander Bain - 1888 - 362 pages
...peace, are also good, that is to say, moral virtues. The true moral philosophy, in regarding thorn as laws of nature, places their goodness in their...in a mediocrity of passions, ' as if not the cause, bat the degree of daring, made fortitude.' His last remark is. that these dictates of reason are improperly... | |
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