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8 Jan 1817

Necessity Cat

1 Theory

§. Probity what

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§.3. Probity, what

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Quest: 1: Probity what?

Ans: determination to act without deviation towards the above end -

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Q:2: Circumstances on what it depends -

Ans: On coincidence between the mans personal and the universal interest: viz this own share in that interest

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Quest: 3: Every man has he not an interest in the maximum of happiness of his state:

Ans: Yes: (bating casualties /-sual[?]:/) call it his share in the universal interest.

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Quest:4: Every man has he not a peculiar separate personal interest? Is it not liable to be opposite to the universal? -}

Ans: Yes: He is born with d o: which would remain with him < > he never a member of any political state, & remains with him in full force of whatever states he is member.

§.3. Probity, what

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Quest: 5: A man’s Interest, what? -

Ans: For a man’s interest it is that his happiness be maxamized -

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Quest. 6: A man’s general interest what? -

A. That which corresponds to his happiness during life: (viz. this: a future not being without special member /mention/, taken into account, say his life interest is happiness.

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1. Interest not expandible[?] by definition: only by paraphrases as here

2. Paraphrases what?

3. happiness in relation to pleasures and pains -

4. Corresponding to every species of pleasure and pain is an interest - a desire

a motive

5. idea of pleasure and pain the root of all these others.

6. Are these all in Spring of Action table -

§.3. Probity, what

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Q 7. Personal and share in universal interest opposite: which predominates?

Ans: Personal -

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Quest 8. In every human breast exists not sympathy? its object may it not be the universal interest? this social interest may it not predominate? -

Ans: Yes - especially if of personal but a small portion be at stake, and on most < > numbers considered, if the universal d o a large d o. But so < > on that side is the predominance that it would be absurd to ground political arrangements on the supposition of its frequency -

See 1 15, 16