How selfish soever man may be supposed, there are evidently some principles in his nature, which interest him in the fortune of others, and render their happiness necessary to him, though he derives nothing from it except the pleasure of seeing it. A Crowd of One: The Future of Individual Identity - Página 50por John Clippinger - 2007 - 272 páginasPré-visualização limitada - Acerca deste livro
| Anna Seward - 1817 - 198 páginas
...author of ' The Theory of Moral Sentiments,' " man may be supposed, there are evidently some principle? in his nature, which interest him in the fortune of...render their happiness necessary to him. though he deiives nothing from it, except the pleasure of seeing it. Of this kind is pity or compassion, the... | |
| William Burdon - 1820 - 460 páginas
...on the nature of pity or compassion. " How selfish soever," says he, " man may be supposed, there is evidently some principles in his nature which interest...others, and render their happiness necessary to him, tho' he derives nothing from it, except the pleasure of seeing it. Of this kind is pity or compassion;... | |
| John Epps - 1829 - 624 páginas
...in general very anxious about the welfare and happiness of others ; for howsoever selfish man may be there are evidently some principles in his nature which interest him in the fortunes of others, and render their happiness necessary to him, though he derives nothing from it,... | |
| William Draper - 1830 - 44 páginas
...question in the opening passage of his work : — " How selfish soever man may be supposed," says he, " there are evidently some principles in his nature...him, though he derives nothing from it except the plea\ sure of seeing it ; of this kind is pity or compassion, words appropriated to signify our fellow... | |
| Society for the Diffusion of Useful Knowledge (Great Britain) - 1833 - 584 páginas
...question in the opening passage of his work : — " How selfish soever man may be supposed," says he, " there are evidently some principles in his nature...of seeing it ; of this kind is pity or compassion, words appropriated to sig nify our fellow feeling with the sorrow of others." "Sympathy," he addsf... | |
| Society for the Diffusion of Useful Knowledge (Great Britain) - 1833 - 584 páginas
...question in the opening passage of his work : — " How selfish soever man may be supposed," says he, " there are evidently some principles in his nature...of seeing it ; of this kind is pity or compassion, words appropriated to signify our fellow feeling with the sorrow of others." "Sympathy," he adds, "... | |
| Lives - 1833 - 588 páginas
...question in the opening passage of his work : — " How selfish soever man may be supposed," says he, " there are evidently some principles in his nature...of seeing it ; of this kind is pity or compassion, words appropriated to sig nify our fellow feeling with the sorrow of others." " Sympathy," he adds*... | |
| Robert Blakey - 1833 - 378 páginas
...opinions, habits, and sentiments of those with whom we are upon terms of intimacy and friendship. " How selfish soever man may be supposed, there are...principles in his nature which interest him in the fortunes of others, and render their happiness necessary to him, though he derives nothing from it... | |
| 1860 - 880 páginas
...essentiale was utility. Against this conclusion Smith's " Theory " was the earliest reaction. He says, — " How selfish soever man may be supposed, there are...nothing from it except the pleasure of seeing it." " To denote this fellow-feeling with any passion whatever," — he uses the term sympathy — which... | |
| 1860 - 444 páginas
...essentiale was utility. Against this conclusion Smith's " Theory " was the earliest reaction. He says, —" How selfish soever man may be supposed, there are...principles in his nature which interest him in the fortunes of others, and render their happiness necessary to him, though he derives nothing from it... | |
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