投诉 阅读记录

第2章

Whatevermeritamanmayhavethoughttherewouldbeinmakinghimselfmiserable,nosuchnotionseemsevertohaveoccurredtoanyofthem,thatitmaybeamerit,muchlessaduty,tomakeothersmiserable:althoughitshouldseem,thatifacertainquantityofmiserywereathingsodesirable,itwouldnotmattermuchwhetheritwerebroughtbyeachmanuponhimself,orbyonemanuponanother。Itistrue,thatfromthesamesourcefromwhence,amongthereligionists,theattachmenttotheprincipleofasceticismtookitsrise,flowedotherdoctrinesandpractices,fromwhichmiseryinabundancewasproducedinonemanbytheinstrumentalityofanother:witnesstheholywars,andthepersecutionsforreligion。Butthepassionforproducingmiseryinthesecasesproceededuponsomespecialground:theexerciseofitwasconfinedtopersonsofparticulardescriptions:

theyweretormented,notasmen,butashereticsandinfidels。Tohaveinflictedthesamemiseriesontheirfellowbelieversandfellow-sectaries,wouldhavebeenasblameableintheeyesevenofthesereligionists,asinthoseofapartizanoftheprincipleofutility。Foramantogivehimselfacertainnumberofstripeswasindeedmeritorious:buttogivethesamenumberofstripestoanotherman,notconsenting,wouldhavebeenasin。Wereadofsaints,whoforthegoodoftheirsouls,andthemortificationoftheirbodies,havevoluntarilyyieldedthemselvesapreytovermin:butthoughmanypersonsofthisclasshavewieldedthereinsofempire,wereadofnonewhohavesetthemselvestowork,andmadelawsonpurpose,withaviewofstockingthebodypoliticwiththebreedofhighwaymen,housebreakers,orincendiaries。Ifatanytimetheyhavesufferedthenationtobepreyeduponbyswarmsofidlepensioners,oruselessplacemen,ithasratherbeenfromnegligenceandimbecility,thanfromanysettledplanforoppressingandplunderingofthepeople。Ifatanytimetheyhavesappedthesourcesofnationalwealth,bycrampingcommerce,anddrivingtheinhabitantsintoemigration,ithasbeenwithotherviews,andinpursuitofotherends。Iftheyhavedeclaimedagainstthepursuitofpleasure,andtheuseofwealth,theyhavecommonlystoppedatdeclamation:theyhavenot,likeLycurgus,madeexpressordinancesforthepurposeofbanishingthepreciousmetals。Iftheyhaveestablishedidlenessbyalaw,ithasbeennotbecauseidleness,themotherofviceandmisery,isitselfavirtue,butbecauseidleness(saythey)istheroadtoholiness。Ifunderthenotionoffasting,theyhavejoinedintheplanofconfiningtheirsubjectstoadiet,thoughtbysometobeofthemostnourishingandprolificnature,ithasbeennotforthesakeofmakingthemtributariestothenationsbywhomthatdietwastobesupplied,butforthesakeofmanifestingtheirownpower,andexercisingtheobedienceofthepeople。Iftheyhaveestablished,orsufferedtobeestablished,punishmentsforthebreachofcelibacy,theyhavedonenomorethancomplywiththepetitionsofthosedeludedrigorists,who,dupestotheambitiousanddeep-laidpolicyoftheirrulers,firstlaidthemselvesunderthatidleobligationbyavow。

IX。Theprincipleofasceticismseemsoriginallytohavebeenthereverieofcertainhastyspeculators,whohavingperceived,orfancied,thatcertainpleasures,whenreapedincertaincircumstances,have,atthelongrun,beenattendedwithpainsmorethanequivalenttothem,tookoccasiontoquarrelwitheverythingthatoffereditselfunderthenameofpleasure。Havingthengotthusfar,andhavingforgotthepointwhichtheysetoutfrom,theypushedon,andwentsomuchfurtherastothinkitmeritorioustofallinlovewithpain。Eventhis,wesee,isatbottombuttheprincipleofutilitymisapplied。

X。Theprincipleofutilityiscapableofbeingconsistentlypursued;

anditisbuttautologytosay,thatthemoreconsistentlyitispursued,thebetteritmusteverbeforhuman-kind。Theprincipleofasceticismneverwas,norevercanbe,consistentlypursuedbyanylivingcreature。Letbutonetenthpartoftheinhabitantsofthisearthpursueitconsistently,andinaday"stimetheywillhaveturneditintoahell。

XI。Amongprinciplesadversetothatofutility,thatwhichatthisdayseemstohavemostinfluenceinmattersofgovernment,iswhatmaybecalledtheprincipleofsympathyandantipathy。Bytheprincipleofsympathyandantipathy,Imeanthatprinciplewhichapprovesordisapprovesofcertainactions,notonaccountoftheirtendingtoaugmentthehappiness,noryetonaccountoftheirtendingtodiminishthehappinessofthepartywhoseinterestisinquestion,butmerelybecauseamanfindshimselfdisposedtoapproveordisapproveofthem:holdingupthatapprobationordisapprobationasasufficientreasonforitself,anddisclaimingthenecessityoflookingoutforanyextrinsicground。

Thusfarinthegeneraldepartmentofmorals:andintheparticulardepartmentofpolitics,measuringoutthequantum(aswellasdeterminingtheground)ofpunishment,bythedegreeofthedisapprobation。

XII。Itismanifest,thatthisisratheraprincipleinnamethaninreality:itisnotapositiveprincipleofitself,somuchasatermemployedtosignifythenegationofallprinciple。Whatoneexpectstofindinaprincipleissomethingthatpointsoutsomeexternalconsideration,asameansofwarrantingandguidingtheinternalsentimentsofapprobationanddisapprobation:thisexpectationisbutillfulfilledbyaproposition,whichdoesneithermorenorlessthanholdupeachofthosesentimentsasagroundandstandardforitself。

XIII。Inlookingoverthecatalogueofhumanactions(saysapartizanofthisprinciple)inordertodeterminewhichofthemaretobemarkedwiththesealofdisapprobation,youneedbuttotakecounselofyourownfeelings:whateveryoufindinyourselfapropensitytocondemn,iswrongforthatveryreason。Forthesamereasonitisalsomeetforpunishment:inwhatproportionitisadversetoutility,orwhetheritbeadversetoutilityatall,isamatterthatmakesnodifference。Inthatsameproportionalsoisitmeetforpunishment:ifyouhatemuch,punishmuch:ifyouhatelittle,punishlittle:punishasyouhate。Ifyouhatenotatall,punishnotatall:thefinefeelingsofthesoularenottobeoverborneandtyrannizedbytheharshandruggeddictatesofpoliticalutility。

XIV。Thevarioussystemsthathavebeenformedconcerningthestandardofrightmayallbereducedtotheprincipleofsympathyandantipathy。Oneaccountmayservetoforallofthem。Theyconsistalloftheminsomanycontrivancesforavoidingtheobligationofappealingtoanyexternalstandard,andforprevailinguponthereadertoacceptoftheauthor"ssentimentoropinionasareasonforitself。Thephrasesdifferent,buttheprinciplethesame。

XV。Itismanifest,thatthedictatesofthisprinciplewillfrequentlycoincidewiththoseofutility,thoughperhapswithoutintendinganysuchthing。Probablymorefrequentlythannot:andhenceitisthatthebusinessofpenaljusticeiscarrieduponthattolerablesortoffootinguponwhichweseeitcarriedonincommonatthisday。Forwhatmorenaturalormoregeneralgroundofhatredtoapracticecantherebe,thanthemischievousnessofsuchpractice?Whatallmenareexposedtosufferby,allmenwillbedisposedtohate。Itisfaryet,however,frombeingaconstantground:forwhenamansuffers,itisnotalwaysthatheknowswhatitishesuffersby。Amanmaysuffergrievously,forinstance,byanewtax,withoutbeingabletotraceupthecauseofhissufferingstotheinjusticeofsomeneighbour,whohaseludedthepaymentofanoldone。

XVI。Theprincipleofsympathyandantipathyismostapttoerronthesideofseverity。Itisforapplyingpunishmentinmanycaseswhichdeservenone:inmanycaseswhichdeservesome,itisforapplyingmorethantheydeserve。Thereisnoincidentimaginable,beiteversotrivial,andsoremotefrommischief,fromwhichthisprinciplemaynotextractagroundofpunishment。

Anydifferenceintaste:anydifferenceinopinion:upononesubjectaswellasuponanother。Nodisagreementsotriflingwhichperseveranceandaltercationwillnotrenderserious。Eachbecomesintheother"seyesanenemy,and,iflawspermit,acriminal。Thisisoneofthecircumstancesbywhichthehumanraceisdistinguished(notmuchindeedtoitsadvantage)fromthebrutecreation。

XVII。Itisnot,however,byanymeansunexampledforthisprincipletoerronthesideoflenity。Anearandperceptiblemischiefmovesantipathy。Aremoteandimperceptiblemischief,thoughnotlessreal,hasnoeffect。Instancesinproofofthiswilloccurinnumbersinthecourseofthework(Seech。xvi。[Division],par。42,par。44)。Itwouldbebreakinginupontheorderofittogivethemhere。

XVIII。Itmaybewondered,perhaps,thatinallthisnomentionhasbeenmadeofthetheologicalprinciple;meaningthatprincipalwhichprofessestorecurforthestandardofrightandwrongtothewillofGod。Butthecaseis,thisisnotinfactadistinctprinciple。Itisneveranythingmoreorlessthanoneorotherofthethreebefore-mentionedprinciplespresentingitselfunderanothershape。ThewillofGodheremeantcannotbehisrevealedwill,ascontainedinthesacredwritings:forthatisasystemwhichnobodyeverthinksofrecurringtoatthistimeofday,forthedetailsofpoliticaladministration:andevenbeforeitcanbeappliedtothedetailsofprivateconduct,itisuniversallyallowed,bythemosteminentdivinesofallpersuasions,tostandinneedofprettyampleinterpretations;elsetowhatusearetheworksofthosedivines?Andfortheguidanceoftheseinterpretations,itisalsoallowed,thatsomeotherstandardmustbeassumed。Thewillthenwhichismeantonthisoccasion,isthatwhichmaybecalledthepresumptivewill:thatistosay,thatwhichispresumedtobehiswillbyvirtueoftheconformityofitsdictatestothoseofsomeotherprinciple。Whatthenmaybethisotherprinciple?itmustbeoneorotherofthethreementionedabove:fortherecannot,aswehaveseen,beanymore。Itisplain,therefore,that,settingrevelationoutofthequestion,nolightcaneverbethrownuponthestandardofrightandwrong,byanythingthatcanbesaiduponthequestion,whatisGod"swill。Wemaybeperfectlysure,indeed,thatwhateverisrightisconformabletothewillofGod:butsofaristhatfromansweringthepurposeofshowinguswhatisright,thatitisnecessarytoknowfirstwhetherathingisright,inordertoknowfromthencewhetheritbeconformabletothewillofGod。

XIX。Therearetwothingswhichareveryapttobeconfounded,butwhichitimportsuscarefullytodistinguish:梩hemotiveorcause,which,byoperatingonthemindofanindividual,isproductiveofanyact:andthegroundorreasonwhichwarrantsalegislator,orotherby-stander,inregardingthatactwithaneyeofapprobation。Whentheacthappens,intheparticularinstanceinquestion,tobeproductiveofeffectswhichweapproveof,muchmoreifwehappentoobservethatthesamemotivemayfrequentlybeproductive,inotherinstances,ofthelikeeffects,weareapttotransferourapprobationtothemotiveitself,andtoassume,asthejustgroundfortheapprobationwebestowontheact,thecircumstanceofitsoriginatingfromthatmotive。Itisinthiswaythatthesentimentofantipathyhasoftenbeenconsideredasajustgroundofaction。Antipathy,forinstance,insuchorsuchacase,isthecauseofanactionwhichisattendedwithgoodeffects:butthisdoesnotmakeitarightgroundofactioninthatcase,anymorethaninanyother。Stillfarther。

Notonlytheeffectsaregood,buttheagentseesbeforehandthattheywillbeso。Thismaymaketheactionindeedaperfectlyrightaction:butitdoesnotmakeantipathyarightgroundofaction。Forthesamesentimentofantipathy,ifimplicitlydeferredto,maybe,andveryfrequentlyis,productiveoftheveryworsteffects。Antipathy,therefore,canneverbearightgroundofaction。Nomore,therefore,canresentment,which,aswillbeseenmoreparticularlyhereafter,isbutamodificationofantipathy。Theonlyrightgroundofaction,thatcanpossiblysubsist,is,afterall,theconsiderationofutilitywhich,ifitisarightprincipleofactionsandofapprobationanyonecase,issoineveryother。Otherprinciplesinabundance,thatis,othermotives,maybethereasonswhysuchandsuchanacthasbeendone:thatis,thereasonsorcausesofitsbeingdone:butitisthisalonethatcanbethereasonwhyitmightoroughttohavebeendone。Antipathyorresentmentrequiresalwaystoberegulated,topreventitdoingmischief:toberegulatedwhat?alwaysbytheprincipleofutility。Theprincipleofutilityneitherrequiresnoradmitsofanyanotherregulatorthanitself。

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OftheFourSanctionsorSourcesofPainandPleasureI。Ithasbeenshownthatthehappinessoftheindividuals,ofwhomacommunityiscomposed,thatistheirpleasuresandtheirsecurity,istheendandthesoleendwhichthelegislatoroughttohaveinview:thesolestandard,inconformitytowhicheachindividualought,asfarasdependsuponthelegislator,tobemadetofashionhisbehaviour。Butwhetheritbethisoranythingelsethatistobedone,thereisnothingbywhichamancanultimatelybemadetodoit,buteitherpainorpleasure。Havingtakenageneralviewofthesetwograndobjects(viz。pleasure,andwhatcomestothesamething,immunityfrompain)inthecharacteroffinalcauses;itwillbenecessarytotakeaviewofpleasureandpainitself,inthecharacterofefficientcausesormeans。

II。Therearefourdistinguishablesourcesfromwhichpleasureandpainareinusetoflow:consideredseparatelytheymaybetermedthephysical,thepolitical,themoralandthereligious:andinasmuchasthepleasuresandpainsbelongingtoeachofthemarecapableofgivingabindingforcetoanylaworruleofconduct,theymayallofthemtermedsanctions。

III。Ifitbeinthepresentlife,andfromtheordinarycoursedofnature,notpurposelymodifiedbytheinterpositionofthesewillofanyhumanbeing,norbyanyextraordinaryinterpositionofanysuperiorinvisiblebeing,thatthepleasureorthepaintakesplaceorisexpected,itmaybesaidtoissuefromortobelongtothephysicalsanction。

IV。Ifatthehandsofaparticularpersonorsetofpersonsinthecommunity,whoundernamescorrespondenttothatofjudge,arechosenfortheparticularpurposeofdispensingit,accordingtothewillofthesovereignorsupremerulingpowerinthestate,itmaybesaidtoissuefromthepoliticalsanction。

V。Ifatthehandsofsuchchancepersonsinthecommunity,asthepartyinquestionmayhappeninthecourseofhislifetohaveconcernswith,accordingtoeachman"sspontaneousdisposition,andnotaccordingtoanysettledorconcertedrule,itmaybesaidtoissuefromthemoralorpopularsanction。

VI。Iffromtheimmediatehandofasuperiorinvisiblebeing,eitherinthepresentlife,orinafuture,itmaybesaidtoissuefromthereligioussanction。

VII。Pleasuresorpainswhichmaybeexpectedtoissuefromthephysical,political,ormoralsanctions,mustallofthembeexpectedtobeexperienced,ifever,inthepresentlife:thosewhichmaybeexpectedtoissuefromthereligioussanction,maybeexpectedtobeexperiencedeitherinthepresentlifeorinafuture。

VIII。Thosewhichcanbeexperiencedinthepresentlife,canofcoursebenoothersthansuchashumannatureinthecourseofthepresentlifeissusceptibleof:andfromeachofthesesourcesmayflowallthepleasuresorpainsofwhich,inthecourseofthepresentlife,humannatureissusceptible。Withregardtothesethen(withwhichalonewehaveinthisplaceanyconcern)

thoseofthemwhichbelongtoanyoneofthosesanctions,differnotultimatelyinkindfromthosewhichbelongtoanyoneoftheotherthree:theonlydifferencethereisamongthemliesinthecircumstancesthataccompanytheirproduction。Asufferingwhichbefallsamaninthenaturalandspontaneouscourseofthings,shallbestyled,forinstance,acalamity;inwhichcase,ifitbesupposedtobefallhimthroughanyimprudenceofhis,itmaybestyledapunishmentissuingfromthephysicalsanction。

Nowthissamesuffering,ifinflictedbythelaw,willbewhatiscommonlycalledapunishment;ifincurredforwantofanyfriendlyassistance,whichthemisconduct,orsupposedmisconduct,ofthesuffererhasoccasionedtobewithholden,apunishmentissuingfromthemoralsanction;ifthroughtheimmediateinterpositionofaparticularprovidence,apunishmentissuingfromthereligioussanction。

IX。Aman"sgoods,orhisperson,areconsumedbyfire。Ifthishappenedtohimbywhatiscalledanaccident,itwasacalamity:ifbyreasonofhisownimprudence(forinstance,fromhisneglectingtoputhiscandleout)itmaybestyledapunishmentofthephysicalsanction:ifithappenedtohimbythesentenceofthepoliticalmagistrate,apunishmentbelongingtothepoliticalsanction;thatis,whatiscommonlycalledapunishment:

ifforwantofanyassistancewhichhisneighbourwithheldfromhimoutofsomedisliketohismoralcharacter,apunishmentofthemoralsanction:ifbyanimmediateactofGod"sdispleasure,manifestedonaccountofsomesincommittedbyhim,orthroughanydistractionofmind,occasionedbythedreadofsuchdispleasure,apunishmentofthereligioussanction。

X。Astosuchofthepleasuresandpainsbelongingtothereligioussanction,asregardafuturelife,ofwhatkindthesemaybewecannotknow。Theselienotopentoourobservation。Duringthepresentlifetheyarematteronlyofexpectation:and,whetherthatexpectationbederivedfromnaturalorrevealedreligion,theparticularkindofpleasureorpain,ifitbedifferentfromallthosewhichheopentoourobservation,iswhatwecanhavenoideaof。Thebestideaswecanobtainofsuchpainsandpleasuresarealtogetherunliquidatedinpointofquality。Inwhatotherrespectsourideasofthemmaybeliquidatedwillbeconsideredinanotherplace。

XI。Ofthesefoursanctionsthephysicalisaltogether,wemayobserve,theground-workofthepoliticalandthemoral:soisitalsoofthereligious,inasfarasthelatterbearsrelationtothepresentlife。Itisincludedineachofthoseotherthree。Thismayoperateinanycase,(thatis,anyofthepainsorpleasuresbelongingtoitmayoperate)independentlyofthem:noneofthemcanoperatebutbymeansofthis。Inaword,thepowersofnaturemayoperateofthemselves;butneitherthemagistrate,normenatlarge,canoperate,norisGodinthecaseinquestionsupposedtooperate,butthroughthepowersofnature。

XII。Forthesefourobjects,whichintheirnaturehavesomuchincommon,itseemedofusetofindacommonname。Itseemedofuse,inthefirstplace,fortheconvenienceofgivinganametocertainpleasuresandpains,forwhichanameequallycharacteristiccouldhardlyotherwisehavebeenfound:inthesecondplace,forthesakeofholdinguptheefficacyofcertainmoralforces,theinfluenceofwhichisaptnottobesufficientlyattendedto。Doesthepoliticalsanctionexertaninfluenceovertheconductofmankind?Themoral,thereligioussanctionsdosotoo。

Ineveryinchofhiscareeraretheoperationsofthepoliticalmagistrateliabletobeaidedorimpededbythesetwoforeignpowers:who,oneorotherofthem,orboth,aresuretobeeitherhisrivalsorhisallies。Doesithappentohimtoleavethemoutinhiscalculations?hewillbesurealmosttofindhimselfmistakenintheresult。Ofallthisweshallfindabundantproofsinthesequelofthiswork。Itbehoveshim,therefore,tohavethemcontinuallybeforehiseyes;andthatundersuchanameasexhibitstherelationtheybeartohisownpurposesanddesigns。

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ValueofaLotofPleasureorPain,howtobeMeasuredI。Pleasuresthen,andtheavoidanceofpains,aretheendsthatthelegislatorhasinview;itbehoveshimthereforetounderstandtheirvalue。Pleasuresandpainsaretheinstrumentshehastoworkwith:itbehoveshimthereforetounderstandtheirforce,whichisagain,inotherwords,theirvalue。

II。Toapersonconsideredbyhimself,thevalueofapleasureorpainconsideredbyitself,willbegreaterorless,accordingtothefourfollowingcircumstances:

1。Itsintensity。

2。Itsduration。

3。Itscertaintyoruncertainty。

4。Itspropinquityorremoteness。

III。Thesearethecircumstanceswhicharetobeconsideredinestimatingapleasureorapainconsideredeachofthembyitself。Butwhenthevalueofanypleasureorpainisconsideredforthepurposeofestimatingthetendencyofanyactbywhichitisproduced,therearetwoothercircumstancestobetakenintotheaccount;theseare,5。Itsfecundity,orthechanceithasofbeingfollowedbysensationsofthesamekind:thatis,pleasures,ifitbeapleasure:

pains,ifitbeapain。

6。Itspurity,orthechanceithasofnotbeingfollowedbysensationsoftheoppositekind:thatis,pains,ifitbeapleasure:

pleasures,ifitbeapain。

Thesetwolast,however,areinstrictnessscarcelytobedeemedpropertiesofthepleasureorthepainitself;theyarenot,therefore,instrictnesstobetakenintotheaccountofthevalueofthatpleasureorthatpain。Theyareinstrictnesstobedeemedpropertiesonlyoftheact,orotherevent,bywhichsuchpleasureorpainhasbeenproduced;andaccordinglyareonlytobetakenintotheaccountofthetendencyofsuchactorsuchevent。

IV。Toanumberofpersons,withreferencetoeachofwhomtothevalueofapleasureorapainisconsidered,itwillbegreaterorless,accordingtosevencircumstances:towit,thesixprecedingones;viz。

1。Itsintensity。

2。Itsduration。

3。Itscertaintyoruncertainty。

4。Itspropinquityorremoteness。

5。Itsfecundity。

6。Itspurity。

Andoneother;towit:

7。Itsextent;thatis,thenumberofpersonstowhomitextends;or(inotherwords)whoareaffectedbyit。

V。Totakeanexactaccountthenofthegeneraltendencyofanyact,bywhichtheinterestsofacommunityareaffected,proceedasfollows。Beginwithanyonepersonofthosewhoseinterestsseemmostimmediatelytobeaffectedbyit:andtakeanaccount,I。Ofthevalueofeachdistinguishablepleasurewhichappearstobeproducedbyitinthefirstinstance。

2。Ofthevalueofeachpainwhichappearstobeproducedbyitinthefirstinstance。

3。Ofthevalueofeachpleasurewhichappearstobeproducedbyitafterthefirst。Thisconstitutesthefecundityofthefirstpleasureandtheimpurityofthefirstpain。

4。Ofthevalueofeachpainwhichappearstobeproducedbyitafterthefirst。Thisconstitutesthefecundityofthefirstpain,andtheimpurityofthefirstpleasure。

5。Sumupallthevaluesofallthepleasuresontheoneside,andthoseofallthepainsontheother。Thebalance,ifitbeonthesideofpleasure,willgivethegoodtendencyoftheactuponthewhole,withrespecttotheinterestsofthatindividualperson;

ifonthesideofpain,thebadtendencyofituponthewhole。

6。Takeanaccountofthenumberofpersonswhoseinterestsappeartobeconcerned;andrepeattheaboveprocesswithrespecttoeach。Sumupthenumbersexpressiveofthedegreesofgoodtendency,whichtheacthas,withrespecttoeachindividual,inregardtowhomthetendencyofitisgooduponthewhole:

dothisagainwithrespecttoeachindividual,inregardtowhomthetendencyofitisgooduponthewhole:dothisagainwithrespecttoeachindividual,inregardtowhomthetendencyofitisbaduponthewhole。Takethebalancewhichifonthesideofpleasure,willgivethegeneralgoodtendencyoftheact,withrespecttothetotalnumberorcommunityofindividualsconcerned;ifonthesideofpain,thegeneraleviltendency,withrespecttothesamecommunity。

VI。Itisnottobeexpectedthatthisprocessshouldbestrictlypursuedpreviouslytoeverymoraljudgment,ortoeverylegislativeorjudicialoperation。Itmay,however,bealwayskeptinview:andasnearastheprocessactuallypursuedontheseoccasionsapproachestoit,sonearwillsuchprocessapproachtothecharacterofanexactone。

VII。Thesameprocessisalikeapplicabletopleasureandpain,inwhatevershapetheyappear:andbywhateverdenominationtheyaredistinguished:topleasure,whetheritbecalledgood(whichisproperlythecauseorinstrumentofpleasure)orprofit(whichisdistantpleasure,orthecauseorinstrumentof,distantpleasure,)orconvenience,oradvantage,benefit,emolument,happiness,andsoforth:topain,whetheritbecalledevil,(whichcorrespondstogood)ormischief,orinconvenience。ordisadvantage,orloss,orunhappiness,andsoforth。

VIII。Noristhisanovelandunwarranted,anymorethanitisauselesstheory。Inallthisthereisnothingbutwhatthepracticeofmankind,wheresoevertheyhaveaclearviewoftheirowninterest,isperfectlyconformableto。Anarticleofproperty,anestateinland,forinstance,isvaluable,onwhataccount?Onaccountofthepleasuresofallkindswhichitenablesamantoproduce,andwhatcomestothesamethingthepainsofallkindswhichitenableshimtoavert。Butthevalueofsuchanarticleofpropertyisuniversallyunderstoodtoriseorfallaccordingtothelengthorshortnessofthetimewhichamanhasinit:thecertaintyoruncertaintyofitscomingintopossession:andthenearnessorremotenessofthetimeatwhich,ifatall,itistocomeintopossession。Astotheintensityofthepleasureswhichamanmayderivefromit,thisisneverthoughtof,becauseitdependsupontheusewhicheachparticularpersonmaycometomakeofit;whichcannotbeestimatedtilltheparticularpleasureshemaycometoderivefromit,ortheparticularpainshemaycometoexcludebymeansofit,arebroughttoview。

Forthesamereason,neitherdoeshethinkofthefecundityorpurityofthosepleasures。

Thusmuchforpleasureandpain,happinessandunhappiness,ingeneral。

Wecomenowtoconsidertheseveralparticularkindsofpainandpleasure。

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PleasuresandPains,TheirKindsI。Havingrepresentedwhatbelongstoallsortsofpleasuresandpainsalike,wecomenowtoexhibit,eachbyitself,theseveralsortsofpainsandpleasures。Painsandpleasuresmaybecalledbyonegeneralword,interestingperceptions。Interestingperceptionsareeithersimpleorcomplex。Thesimpleonesarethosewhichcannotanyoneofthemberesolvedintomore:

complexarethosewhichareresolvableintodiverssimpleones。Acomplexinterestingperceptionmayaccordinglybecomposedeither,1。Ofpleasuresalone:2。Ofpainsalone:or,3。Ofapleasureorpleasures,andapainorpainstogether。

Whatdeterminesalotofpleasure,forexample,toberegardedasonecomplexpleasure,ratherthanasdiverssimpleones,isthenatureoftheexcitingcause。Whateverpleasuresareexcitedallatoncebytheactionofthesamecause,areapttobelookeduponasconstitutingalltogetherbutonepleasure。

II。Theseveralsimplepleasuresofwhichhumannatureissusceptible,seemtobeasfollows:1。Thepleasuresofsense。2。Thepleasuresofwealth。3。Thepleasuresofskill。4。Thepleasuresofamity。5。Thepleasuresofagoodname。6。Thepleasuresofpower。7。Thepleasuresofpiety。8。Thepleasuresofbenevolence。

9。Thepleasuresofmalevolence。10。Thepleasuresofmemory。11。Thepleasuresofimagination。12。Thepleasuresofexpectation。

13。Thepleasuresdependentonassociation。14。

Thepleasuresofrelief。

III。Theseveralsimplepainsseemtobeasfollows:1。Thepainsofprivation。2。Thepainsofthesenses。3。Thepainsofawkwardness。4。Thepainsofenmity。5。Thepainsofanillname。6。

Thepainsofpiety。7。Thepainsofbenevolence。8。Thepainsofmalevolence。9。Thepainsofthememory。10。Thepainsoftheimagination。11。Thepainsofexpectation。12。Thepainsdependentonassociation。

IV。1。Thepleasuresofsenseseemtobeasfollows:1。Thepleasuresofthetasteorpalate;includingwhateverpleasuresareexperiencedinsatisfyingtheappetitesofhungerandthirst。2。Thepleasureofintoxication。3。Thepleasuresoftheorganofsmelling。4。Thepleasuresofthetouch。5。Thesimplepleasuresoftheear;independentofassociation。6。Thesimplepleasuresoftheeye;independentofassociation。7。Thepleasureofthesexualsense。8。Thepleasureofhealth:or,theinternalpleasureablefeelingorflowofspirits(asitiscalled),whichaccompaniesastateoffullhealthandvigour;especiallyattimesofmoderatebodilyexertion。9。Thepleasuresofnovelty:or,thepleasuresderivedfromthegratificationoftheappetiteofcuriosity,bytheapplicationofnewobjectstoanyofthesenses。

V。2。Bythepleasuresofwealthmaybemeantthosepleasureswhichamanisapttoderivefromtheconsciousnessofpossessinganyarticleorarticleswhichstandinthelistofinstrumentsofenjoymentorsecurity,andmoreparticularlyatthetimeofhisfirstacquiringthem;atwhichtimethepleasuremaybestyledapleasureofgainorapleasureofacquisition:atothertimesapleasureofpossession。

3。Thepleasuresofskill,asexerciseduponparticularobjects,arethosewhichaccompanytheapplicationofsuchparticularinstrumentsofenjoymenttotheiruses,ascannotbesoappliedwithoutagreaterorlessshareofdifficultyorexertion。

VI。4。Thepleasuresofamity,orself-recommendation,arethepleasuresthatmayaccompanythepersuasionofaman"sbeingintheacquisitionorthepossessionofthegood-willofsuchorsuchassignablepersonorpersonsinparticular:or,asthephraseis,ofbeingupongoodtermswithhimorthem:andasafruitofit,ofhisbeinginawaytohavethebenefitoftheirspontaneousandgratuitousservices。

VII。5。Thepleasuresofagoodnamearethepleasuresthataccompanythepersuasionofaman"sbeingintheacquisitionorthepossessionofthegood-willoftheworldabouthim;thatis,ofsuchmembersofsocietyasheislikelytohaveconcernswith;andasameansofit,eithertheirloveortheiresteem,orboth:

andasafruitofit,ofhisbeinginthewaytohavethebenefitoftheirspontaneousandgratuitousservices。Thesemaylikewisebecalledthepleasuresofgoodrepute,thepleasuresofhonour,orthepleasuresofthemoralsanction。

VIII。6。Thepleasuresofpowerarethepleasuresthataccompanythepersuasionofaman"sbeinginaconditiontodisposepeople,bymeansoftheirhopesandfears,togivehimthebenefitoftheirservices:thatis,bythehopeofsomeservice,orbythefearofsomedisservice,thathemaybeinthewaytorenderthem。

IX。7。Thepleasuresofpietyarethepleasuresthataccompanythebeliefofaman"sbeingintheacquisitionorinpossessionofthegood-willorfavouroftheSupremeBeing:andasafruitofit,ofhisbeinginawayofenjoyingpleasurestobereceivedbyGod"sspecialappointment,eitherinthislife,orinalifetocome。

Thesemayalsobecalledthepleasuresofreligion,thepleasuresofareligiousdisposition,orthepleasuresofthereligioussanction。

X。8。Thepleasuresofbenevolencearethepleasuresresultingfromtheviewofanypleasuressupposedtobepossessedbythebeingswhomaybetheobjectsofbenevolence;towit,thesensitivebeingsweareacquaintedwith;underwhicharecommonlyincluded,1。TheSupremeBeing。2。Humanbeings。3。Otheranimals。

Thesemayalsobecalledthepleasuresofgood-will,thepleasuresofsympathy,orthepleasuresofthebenevolentorsocialaffections。

XI。9。Thepleasuresofmalevolencearethepleasuresresultingfromtheviewofanypainsupposedtobesufferedbythebeingswhomaybecometheobjectsofmalevolence:towit,1。Humanbeings。2。Otheranimals。Thesemayalsobestyledthepleasuresofill-will,thepleasuresoftheirascibleappetite,thepleasuresofantipathy,orthepleasuresofthemalevolentordissocialaffections。

XII。10。Thepleasuresofthememoryarethepleasureswhich,afterhavingenjoyedsuchandsuchpleasures,oreveninsomecaseafterhavingsufferedsuchandsuchpains,amanwillnowandthenexperience,atrecollectingthemexactlyintheorderandinthecircumstancesinwhichtheywereactuallyenjoyedorsuffered。

Thesederivativepleasuresmayofcoursebedistinguishedintoasmanyspeciesasthereareoforiginalperceptions,fromwhencetheymaybecopied。Theymayalsobestyledpleasuresofsimplerecollection。

XIII。11。Thepleasuresoftheimaginationarethepleasureswhichmaybederivedfromthecontemplationofanysuchpleasuresasmayhappentobesuggestedbythememory,butinadifferentorder,andaccompaniedbydifferentgroupsofcircumstances。Thesemayaccordinglybereferredtoanyoneofthethreecardinalpointsoftime,present,past,orfuture。Itisevidenttheymayadmitofasmanydistinctionsasthoseoftheformerclass。

XIV。12。Thepleasuresofexpectationarethepleasuresthatresultfromthecontemplationofanysortofpleasure,referredtotimefuture,andaccompaniedwiththesentimentofbelief。Thesealsomayadmitofthesamedistinctions。

XV。13。Thepleasuresofassociationarethepleasureswhichcertainobjectsorincidentsmayhappentoafford,notofthemselves,butmerelyinvirtueofsomeassociationtheyhavecontractedinthemindwithcertainobjectsorincidentswhichareinthemselvespleasurable。Suchisthecase,forinstance,withthepleasureofskill,whenaffordedbysuchasetofincidentsascomposeagameofchess。Thisderivesitspleasurablequalityfromitsassociationpartlywiththepleasuresofskill,asexercisedintheproductionofincidentspleasurableofthemselves:

partlyfromitsassociationwiththepleasuresofpower。Suchisthecasealsowiththepleasureofgoodluck,whenaffordedbysuchincidentsascomposethegameofhazard,oranyothergameofchance,whenplayedatfornothing。Thisderivesitspleasurablequalityfromitsassociationwithoneofthepleasuresofwealth;towit,withthepleasureofacquiringit。

XVI。14。Fartheronweshallseepainsgroundeduponpleasures;inlikemannermaywenowseepleasuresgroundeduponpains。Tothecatalogueofpleasuresmayaccordinglybeaddedthepleasuresofrelief:or,thepleasureswhichamanexperienceswhen,afterhehasbeenenduringapainofanykindforacertaintime,itcomestocease,ortoabate。Thesemayofcoursebedistinguishedintoasmanyspeciesasthereareofpains:

andmaygiverisetosomanypleasuresofmemory,ofimagination,andofexpectation。

XVII。1。Painsofprivationarethepainsthatmayresultsfromthethoughtofnotpossessinginthetimepresentanyoftheseveralkindsofpleasures。Painsofprivationmayaccordinglyberesolvedintoasmanykindsasthereareofpleasurestowhichtheymaycorrespond,andfromtheabsencewhereoftheymaybederived。

XVIII。Therearethreesortsofpainswhichareonlysomanymodificationsoftheseveralpainsofprivation。Whentheenjoymentofanyparticularpleasurehappenstobeparticularlydesired,butwithoutanyexpectationapproachingtoassurance,thepainofprivationwhichthereuponresultstakesaparticularname,andiscalledthepainofdesire,orofunsatisfieddesire。

XIX。Wheretheenjoymenthappenstohavebeenlookedforwithadegreeofexpectationapproachingtoassurance,andthatexpectationismadesuddenlytocease,itiscalledapainofdisappointment。

XX。Apainofprivationtakesthenameofapainofregretintwocases:

1。Whereitisgroundedonthememoryofapleasure,whichhavingbeenonceenjoyed,appearsnotlikelytobeenjoyedagain:

2。Whereitisgroundedontheideaofapleasure,whichwasneveractuallyenjoyed,norperhapssomuchasexpected,butwhichmighthavebeenenjoyed(itissupposed,)hadsuchorsuchacontingencyhappened,which,infact,didnothappen。

XXI。2。Theseveralpainsofthesensesseemtobeasfollows:1。Thepainsofhungerandthirst:orthedisagreeablesensationsproducedbythewantofsuitablesubstanceswhichneedattimestobeappliedtothealimentarycanal。2。Thepainsofthetaste:orthedisagreeablesensationsproducedbytheapplicationofvarioussubstancestothepalate,andothersuperiorpartsofthesamecanal。3。Thepainsoftheorganofsmell:orthedisagreeablesensationsproducedbytheeffluviaofvarioussubstanceswhenappliedtothatorgan。4。Thepainsofthetouch:orthedisagreeablesensationsproducedbytheapplicationofvarioussubstancestotheskin。5。Thesimplepainsofthehearing:

orthedisagreeablesensationsexcitedintheorganofthatsensebyvariouskindsofsounds:independently(asbefore,)ofassociation。

6。Thesimplepainsofthesight:orthedisagreeablesensationsifanysuchtherebe,thatmaybeexcitedintheorganofthatsensebyvisibleimages,independentoftheprincipleofassociation。{thesexualsense}7。Thepainsresultingfromexcessiveheatorcold,unlessthesebereferabletothetouch。8。Thepainsofdisease:ortheacuteanduneasysensationsresultingfromtheseveraldiseasesandindispositionstowhichhumannatureisliable。9。Thepainofexertion,whetherbodilyormental:

ortheuneasysensationwhichisapttoaccompanyanyintenseeffort,whetherofmindorbody。{novelty,wealth}

XXII。3。Thepainsofawkwardnessarethepainswhichsometimesresultfromtheunsuccessfulendeavourtoapplyanyparticularinstrumentsofenjoymentorsecuritytotheiruses,orfromthedifficultyamanexperiencesinapplyingthem。

XXIII。4。Thepainsofenmityarethepainsthatmayaccompanythepersuasionofaman"sbeingobnoxioustotheill-willofsuchorsuchanassignablepersonorpersonsinparticular:or,asthephraseis,ofbeinguponilltermswithhimorthem:and,inconsequence,ofbeingobnoxioustocertainpainsofsomesortorother,ofwhichhemaybethecause。

XXIV。5。Thepainsofanill-name,arethepainsthataccompanythepersuasionofaman"sbeingobnoxious,orinawaytobeobnoxioustotheill-willoftheworldabouthim。Thesemaylikewisebecalledthepainsofill-repute,thepainsofdishonour,orthepainsofthemoralsanction。{power}

XXV。6。Thepainsofpietyarethepainsthataccompanythebeliefofaman"sbeingobnoxioustothedispleasureoftheSupremeBeing:andinconsequencetocertainpainstobeinflictedbyhisespecialappointment,eitherinthislifeorinalifetocome。Thesemayalsobecalledthepainsofreligion;thepainsofareligiousdisposition;orthepainsofthereligioussanction。

Whenthebeliefislookeduponaswell-grounded,thesepainsarecommonlycalledreligiousterrors;whenlookeduponasill-grounded,superstitiousterrors。

XXVI。7。Thepainsofbenevolencearethepainsresultingfromtheviewofanypainssupposedtobeenduredbyotherbeings。

Thesemayalsobecalledthepainsofgood-will,ofsympathy,orthepainsofthebenevolentorsocialaffections。

XXVII。8。Thepainsofmalevolencearethepainsresultingfromtheviewofanypleasuressupposedtobeenjoyedbyanybeingswhohappentobetheobjectsofaman"sdispleasure。Thesemayalsobestyledthepainsofill-will,ofantipathy,orthepainsofthemalevolentordissocialaffections。

XXVIII。9。Thepainsofthememorymaybegroundedoneveryoneoftheabovekinds,aswellofpainsofprivationasofpositivepains。Thesecorrespondexactlytothepleasuresofthememory。

XXIX。10。Thepainsoftheimaginationmayalsobegroundedonanyoneoftheabovekinds,aswellofpainsofprivationasofpositivepains:inotherrespectstheycorrespondexactlytothepleasuresoftheimagination。

XXX。11。Thepainsofexpectationmaybegroundedoneachoneoftheabovekinds,aswellofpainsofprivationasofpositivepains。Thesemaybealsotermedpainsofapprehension。

XXXI。12。Thepainsofassociationcorrespondexactlytothepleasuresofassociation。

XXXII。Oftheabovelisttherearecertainpleasuresandpainswhichsupposetheexistenceofsomepleasureorpain,ofsomeotherperson,towhichthepleasureorpainofthepersoninquestionhasregard:suchpleasuresandpainsmaybetermedextra-regarding。Othersdonotsupposeanysuchthing:thesemaybetermedself-regarding。Theonlypleasuresandpainsoftheextra-regardingclassarethoseofbenevolenceandthoseofmalevolence:

alltherestareself-regarding。

XXXIII。Ofalltheseseveralsortsofpleasuresandpains,thereisscarceanyonewhichisnotliable,onmoreaccountsthanone,tocomeundertheconsiderationofthelaw。Isanoffensecommitted?

Itisthetendencywhichithastodestroy,insuchorsuchpersons,someofthesepleasures,ortoproducesomeofthesepains,thatconstitutesthemischiefofit,andthegroundforpunishingit。Itistheprospectofsomeofthesepleasures,orofsecurityfromsomeofthesepains,thatconstitutesthemotiveortemptation,itistheattainmentofthemthatconstitutestheprofitoftheoffense。Istheoffendertobepunished?Itcanbeonlybytheproductionofoneormoreofthesepains,thatthepunishmentcanbeinflicted。

{SampleAnalysisofaComplexPleasure}

chapter06AnIntroductiontothePrinciplesofMoralsandLegislationChapterVI

OfCircumstancesInfluencingSensibilityPart1

I。Painandpleasureareproducedinmen"smindsbytheactionofcertaincauses。Butthequantityofpleasureandpainrunsnotuniformlyinproportiontothecause;inotherwords,tothequantityofforceexertedbysuchcause。Thetruthofthisobservationrestsnotuponanymetaphysicalnicetyintheimportgiventothetermscause,quantity,andforce:itwillbeequallytrueinwhatsoevermannersuchforcebemeasured。

II。Thedispositionwhichanyonehastofeelsuchorsuchaquantityofpleasureorpain,upontheapplicationofacauseofgivenforce,iswhatwetermthedegreeorquantumofhissensibility。

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