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，butbecauseidlenesssaytheyistheroadtoholiness。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，measuringoutthequantumaswellasdeterminingthegroundofpunishment，bythedegreeofthedisapprobation。
XII。Itismanifest，thatthisisratheraprincipleinnamethaninreality:itisnotapositiveprincipleofitself，somuchasatermemployedtosignifythenegationofallprinciple。Whatoneexpectstofindinaprincipleissomethingthatpointsoutsomeexternalconsideration，asameansofwarrantingandguidingtheinternalsentimentsofapprobationanddisapprobation:thisexpectationisbutillfulfilledbyaproposition，whichdoesneithermorenorlessthanholdupeachofthosesentimentsasagroundandstandardforitself。
XIII。Inlookingoverthecatalogueofhumanactionssaysapartizanofthisprincipleinordertodeterminewhichofthemaretobemarkedwiththesealofdisapprobation，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。Thisisoneofthecircumstancesbywhichthehumanraceisdistinguishednotmuchindeedtoitsadvantagefromthebrutecreation。
XVII。Itisnot，however，byanymeansunexampledforthisprincipletoerronthesideoflenity。Anearandperceptiblemischiefmovesantipathy。Aremoteandimperceptiblemischief，thoughnotlessreal，hasnoeffect。InstancesinproofofthiswilloccurinnumbersinthecourseoftheworkSeech。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。Havingtakenageneralviewofthesetwograndobjectsviz。pleasure，andwhatcomestothesamething，immunityfrompaininthecharacteroffinalcauses；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。Withregardtothesethenwithwhichalonewehaveinthisplaceanyconcern
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:ifbyreasonofhisownimprudenceforinstance，fromhisneglectingtoputhiscandleoutitmaybestyledapunishmentofthephysicalsanction: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，anyofthepainsorpleasuresbelongingtoitmayoperateindependentlyofthem: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；orinotherwordswhoareaffectedbyit。
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，whetheritbecalledgoodwhichisproperlythecauseorinstrumentofpleasureorprofitwhichisdistantpleasure，orthecauseorinstrumentof，distantpleasure，orconvenience，oradvantage，benefit，emolument，happiness，andsoforth:topain，whetheritbecalledevil，whichcorrespondstogoodormischief，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，theinternalpleasureablefeelingorflowofspiritsasitiscalled，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，butwhichmighthavebeenenjoyeditissupposed，hadsuchorsuchacontingencyhappened，which，infact，didnothappen。
XXI。2。Theseveralpainsofthesensesseemtobeasfollows:1。Thepainsofhungerandthirst:orthedisagreeablesensationsproducedbythewantofsuitablesubstanceswhichneedattimestobeappliedtothealimentarycanal。2。Thepainsofthetaste:orthedisagreeablesensationsproducedbytheapplicationofvarioussubstancestothepalate，andothersuperiorpartsofthesamecanal。3。Thepainsoftheorganofsmell:orthedisagreeablesensationsproducedbytheeffluviaofvarioussubstanceswhenappliedtothatorgan。4。Thepainsofthetouch:orthedisagreeablesensationsproducedbytheapplicationofvarioussubstancestotheskin。5。Thesimplepainsofthehearing:
orthedisagreeablesensationsexcitedintheorganofthatsensebyvariouskindsofsounds:independentlyasbefore，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。