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" By utility is meant that property in any object, whereby it tends to produce benefit, advantage, pleasure, good, or happiness, (all this in the present case comes to the same thing) or (what comes again to the same thing) to prevent the happening of mischief,... "
The Classical Moralists: Selections Illustrating Ethics from Socrates to ... - Page 484
edited by - 1909 - 797 pages
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An Introduction to the Principles of Morals and Legislation, Volume 1

Jeremy Bentham - 1823 - 332 pages
...therefore not only of every action of a private individual, but of every measure of government. in. By utility is meant that property in^ any object,...this in the present case comes to the same thing) or * [Principle] The word principle is derived from the Latin A principle, principium: which seems to...
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An Introduction to the Principles of Morals and Legislation, Volume 1

Jeremy Bentham - 1823 - 326 pages
...private individual, but of every measure of government. By utility is meant that property in any utility, object, whereby it tends to produce benefit, advantage,...this in the present case comes to the same thing) or * [Principle] The word principle is derived from the Latin A principle, '' principium : which seems...
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The Schoolmaster, and Edinburgh Weekly Magazine, Volumes 1-2

1832 - 952 pages
...and therefore not only of every action of a private individual, but of every measure of government. By utility is meant that property in any object, whereby...pleasure, good, or happiness (all this in the present case conies to the same thing) ; or (what comea again to the same thing,) to prevent the happening of mischief,...
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The Works of Jeremy Bentham, Now First Collected: Under the Superintendence ...

Jeremy Bentham - 1838 - 334 pages
...therefore not only of every action of a private individual, but of every measure of government. III. By utility is meant that property in any object, whereby it tends to produce benefit, •f- [Principle.] The word principle is derived from the Latin principium : which seems to be compounded...
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The Conscience: Lectures on Casuistry

Frederick Denison Maurice - 1872 - 274 pages
...therefore not only of every action " of a private individual, but of every measure of Govern"ment. By Utility is meant that property in any " object, whereby it tends to produce benefit, advan" tage, pleasure, good, or happiness (all this in the Every system which does not own their supremacy...
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An Introduction to the Principles of Morals and Legislation

Jeremy Bentham - 1876 - 412 pages
...not only of every action of a private individual, but of every measure of government. Utility, III. By utility is meant that property in any object, whereby...the present case comes to the same thing) or (what conies again to the same thing) to prevent the happening of mischief, pain, evil, or unhappiness to...
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The Theory of Political Economy

William Stanley Jevons - 1879 - 434 pages
...Principles of Morals and Legislation ' (p. 3), thus comprehensively defines the term in question: — ' By utility is meant that property in any object, whereby...unhappiness to the party whose interest is considered.' This perfectly expresses the meaning of the word in Economics, provided that the will or inclination...
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THE JOURNAL OF SPECULATIVE PHILOSPHY

Wm. T. Harris,Edited By. - 1881 - 460 pages
...deal in sounds instead of sense, in caprices instead of reason, in darkness instead of light. . . . By utility is meant that property in any object whereby...thing), to prevent the happening of mischief, pain, evd, or unhappiness to the party whose interest is considered ; if that party be the community in general,...
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The Journal of speculative philosophy: Ed. by Wm. T. Harris ..., Volumes 1-15

1881 - 460 pages
...it deal in sounds instead of sense, in caprices instead of reason, in darkness instead of light. ... By utility is meant that property in any object whereby...thing), to prevent the happening of mischief, pain, evd, or unbappiness to the party whose interest is considered ; if that party be the community in general,...
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OUTLINE OF LECTURES UPON POLITICAL ECONOMY

HENRY CARTER ADAMS - 1881 - 182 pages
...vocabulary of economics is rendered more definite. Bentham defines utility as " that property of an object whereby it tends to produce benefit, advantage,...the present case comes to the same thing) or (what again comes to the same thing) to prevent the happening of mischief, pain, evil, or unhappiness to...
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