 | 1824 - Страниц: 288
...even with respect to this world's happiness. CHAPTER VII. VIRTUE. Q. WHAT is Virtue ? A. The doing of good to mankind, in obedience to the will of God, and for the sake of everlasting happiness. According to this definition, " the good of mankind" is the subject; " the will of God" the rule; and... | |
 | 1825 - Страниц: 504
...modern disciples of Aristippus, who resolve it into the pursuit of selfish gratification ; Paley, who defines it to be ' the doing good to mankind, in obedience...of God, and for the sake of everlasting happiness ;' and Dr Smith, who allows it no other standard, than our sympathy with the feelings of others, are... | |
 | William Paley - 1825 - Страниц: 502
...advantage over virtue, even with respect to this world's happiness. CHAP. VII. VIRTUE. VIRTUE is " the doing good to mankind, in obedience to the will...God, and for the sake of everlasting happiness.''' <• According to which definition, " the good of mankind," is the subject; the " will of God," the... | |
 | A. Norman - 1825 - Страниц: 348
...to be a part of moral philosophy*; but again, with much indistinctness of thought, defines virtue, " The doing good to mankind in obedience to the will of God, and for the sake of everlasting happiness."t Two apostles use the word ǤST>J, virtus, but not in the sense of the above definition.... | |
 | William Paley, Edmund Paley - 1825 - Страниц: 452
...temptation is sure to err. *I mid in a Sermon, dated Appleby, 1779, this sentence: " Now I describe virtue to be the doing good to mankind in obedience to the will of God, for the sake of everlasting happiness." The text is, " Add to your faith virtue." ED. t relieving beggars... | |
 | William Paley, Edmund Paley - 1825 - Страниц: 578
...advantage over virtue, even with respect to this world's happiness. CHAPTER VII. VIRTUE. VIRTUE is " the doing good to mankind, in obedience to the will of God, and for tfie sake of everlasting happiness." According to which definition, " the good of mankind" is the subject;... | |
 | Thomas Brown - 1826 - Страниц: 522
...the system of Paley, therefore, to which I particularly alluded, — a system which defines virtue to be "the doing good to mankind, in obedience to the will of God, for the sake of everlasting happiness," and which makes, not the love of God, nor the love of mankind,... | |
 | Thomas Brown, Levi Hedge - 1827 - Страниц: 400
...details of ethics, however false and dangerous I consider his leading doctrines to be. Virtue, he defines to be, " the doing good to mankind, in obedience to...of God, and for the sake of everlasting happiness." * The last part of the definition is the most important part of the whole ; for, the knowledge of this... | |
 | William Paley - 1828 - Страниц: 610
...adtantage over virtue, even with respect to this world's happiness. CHAPTER VII. Virtue. VIRTUE is " the doing good to mankind, in obedience to the will...of God, and for the sake of everlasting happiness." According to which definition, " the good of mankind" is the subject; the " will of God," the rule;... | |
 | Thomas Curtis - 1829 - Страниц: 820
...details of ethics, however false and dangerous I consider his leading doctrines to be. Virtue he defines to be the doing good to mankind in obedience to the...of God and for the sake of everlasting happiness. The last part of the definition is the most important part of the whole ; for the knowledge of this... | |
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the doing good to mankind, in obedience to the will of God, and for the sake of everlasting happiness. 
