Thosewhichareadventitious,areeitherpersonal,orexterior。Thepersonal,again,concerneitheraman\'sdispositions,orhisactions。Thosewhichconcernhisdispositions,concerneitherhisbodyorhismind。Thosewhichconcernhisbodyarehealth,strength,hardiness,andbodilyimperfection。Thosewhichconcernhismind,again,concerneitherhisunderstandingorhisaffections。Totheformerheadbelongthecircumstancesofquantityandqualityofknowledge,strengthofunderstanding,andinsanity。Tothelatterbelongthecircumstancesoffirmnessofmind,steadiness,bentofinclination,moralsensibility,moralbiases,religioussensibility,religiousbiases,sympatheticsensibility,sympatheticbiases,antipatheticsensibility,andantipatheticbiases。Thosewhichregardhisactions,arehishabitualoccupations。
Thosewhichareexteriortohim,regardeitherthethingsorthepersonswhichheisconcernedwith;undertheformerheadcomehispecuniarycircumstances;underthelatter,hisconnexionsinthewayofsympathyandantipathy。
chapter07AnIntroductiontothePrinciplesofMoralsandLegislationChapterVII
OfHumanActionsinGeneralI。Thebusinessofgovernmentistopromotethehappinessofthesociety,bypunishingandrewarding。Thatpartofitsbusinesswhichconsistsinpunishing,ismoreparticularlythesubjectofpenallaw。Inproportionasanacttendstodisturbthathappiness,inproportionasthetendencyofitispernicious,willbethedemanditcreatesforpunishment。Whathappinessconsistsofwehavealreadyseen:enjoymentofpleasures,securityfrompains。
II。Thegeneraltendencyofanactismoreorlesspernicious,accordingtothesumtotalofitsconsequences:thatis,accordingtothedifferencebetweenthesumofsuchasaregood,andthesumofsuchasareevil。