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Full Idea
It is necessary to know first whether a thing is right in order to know from thence whether it be conformable to the will of God.
Gist of Idea
We must judge a thing morally to know if it conforms to God's will
Source
Jeremy Bentham (Intro to Principles of Morals and Legislation [1789], II.18)
Book Ref
Mill,John Stuart: 'Utilitarianism (including On Liberty etc)', ed/tr. Warnock,Mary [Fontana 1962], p.56
| 5901 | Is 'productive of happiness' the definition of 'right', or the cause of it? [Ross on Bentham] |
| 5934 | Of Bentham's 'dimensions' of pleasure, only intensity and duration matter [Ross on Bentham] |
| 3554 | Bentham thinks happiness is feeling good, but why use morality to achieve that? [Annas on Bentham] |
| 3777 | Pleasure and pain control all human desires and duties [Bentham] |
| 3778 | The community's interest is a sum of individual interests [Bentham] |
| 3779 | Unnatural, when it means anything, means infrequent [Bentham] |
| 3780 | We must judge a thing morally to know if it conforms to God's will [Bentham] |
| 3781 | The value of pleasures and pains is their force [Bentham] |
| 20280 | Large mature animals are more rational than babies. But all that really matters is - can they suffer? [Bentham] |