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  Thismaybeeithergeneralreferringtothesumofthecausesthatactuponhimduringagivenperiod:orparticular,referringtotheactionofanyoneparticularcause,orsortofcause。

  III。Butinthesamemindsuchandsuchcausesofpainorpleasurewillproducemorepainorpleasurethansuchorsuchothercausesofpainorpleasure:andthisproportionwillindifferentmindsbedifferent。Thedispositionwhichanyonehastohavetheproportioninwhichheisaffectedbytwosuchcauses,differentfromthatinwhichanothermanisaffectedbythesametwocauses,maybetermedthequalityorbiasofhissensibility。Oneman,forinstance,maybemostaffectedbythepleasuresofthetaste;anotherbythoseoftheear。Soalso,iftherebeadifferenceinthenatureorproportionoftwopainsorpleasureswhichtheyrespectivelyexperiencefromthesamecause;acasenotsofrequentastheformer。Fromthesameinjury,forinstance,onemanmayfeelthesamequantityofgriefandresentmenttogetherasanotherman:butoneofthemshallfeelagreatershareofgriefthanofresentment:theother,agreatershareofresentmentthanofgrief。

  IV。Anyincidentwhichservesasacause,eitherofpleasureorofpain,maybetermedanexcitingcause:ifofpleasure,apleasurablecause:ifofpain,apainful,afflictive,ordolorificcause。

  V。Nowthequantityofpleasure,orofpain,whichamanisliabletoexperienceupontheapplicationofanexcitingcause,sincetheywillnotdependaltogetheruponthatcause,willdependinsomemeasureuponsomeothercircumstanceorcircumstances:

  thesecircumstances,whatsoevertheybe,maybetermedcircumstancesinfluencingsensibility。

  VI。Thesecircumstanceswillapplydifferentlytodifferentexcitingcauses;insomuchthattoacertainexcitingcause,acertaincircumstanceshallnotapplyatall,whichshallapplywithgreatforcetoanotherexcitingcause。Butwithoutenteringforthepresentintothesedistinctions,itmaybeofusetosumupallthecircumstanceswhichcanbefoundtoinfluencetheeffectofanyexcitingcause。These,asonaformeroccasion,itmaybeaswellfirsttosumuptogetherintheconcisestmannerpossible,andafterwardstoallotafewwordstotheseparateexplanationofeacharticle。Theyseemtobeasfollows:1。Health。2。Strength。

  3。Hardiness。4。Bodilyimperfection。5。Quantityandqualityofknowledge。

  6。Strengthofintellectualpowers。7。Firmnessofmind。8。Steadinessofmind。9。Bentofinclination。10。Moralsensibility。

  11。Moralbiases。12。Religioussensibility。13。

  Religiousbiases。14。Sympatheticsensibility。15。Sympatheticbiases。

  16。Antipatheticsensibility。17。Antipatheticbiases18。

  Insanity。19。Habitualoccupations。20。Pecuniarycircumstances。21。

  Connexionsinthewayofsympathy。22。Connexionsinthewayofantipathy。23。Radicalframeofbody。24。Radicalframeofmind。25。Sex。26。Age。27。Rank。28。Education。29。

  Climate。30。Lineage。31。Government。32。Religiousprofession。

  VII。1。Healthistheabsenceofdisease,andconsequentlyofallthosekindsofpainwhichareamongthesymptomsofdisease。Amanmaybesaidtobeinastateofhealthwhenheisnotconsciousofanyuneasysensations,theprimaryseatofwhichcanbeperceivedtobeanywhereinhisbody。Inpointofofgeneralsensibility,amanwhoisunderthepressureofanybodilyindisposition,or,asthephraseis,isinanillstateofhealth,islesssensibletotheinfluenceofanypleasurablecause,andmoresotothatofanyafflictiveone,thanifhewerewell。

  VIII。2。Thecircumstanceofstrength,thoughinpointofcausalitycloselyconnectedwiththatofhealth,isperfectlydistinguishablefromit。Thesamemanwillindeedgenerallybestrongerinagoodstateofhealththaninabadone。Butoneman,eveninabadstateofhealth,maybestrongerthananothereveninagoodone。Weaknessisacommonconcomitantofdisease:butinconsequenceofhisradicalframeofbody,amanmaybeweakallhislifelong,withoutexperiencinganydisease。Health,aswehaveobserved,isprincipallyanegativecircumstance:strengthapositiveone。Thedegreeofaman\'sstrengthcanbemeasuredwithtolerableaccuracy。

  IX。3。Hardinessisacircumstancewhich,thoughcloselyconnectedwiththatofstrength,isdistinguishablefromit。Hardinessistheabsenceofirritability。Irritabilityrespectseitherpain,resultingfromtheactionofmechanicalcauses;ordisease,resultingfromtheactionofcausespurelyphysiological。Irritability,intheformersense,isthedispositiontoundergoagreaterorlessdegreeofpainupontheapplicationofamechanicalcause;suchasaremostofthoseapplicationsbywhichsimpleafflictivepunishmentsareinflicted,aswhipping,beating,andthelike。Inthelattersense,itisthedispositiontocontractdiseasewithgreaterorlessfacility,upontheapplicationofanyinstrumentactingonthebodybyitsphysiologicalproperties;asinthecaseoffevers,orofcolds,orotherinflammatorydiseases,producedbytheapplicationofdampair:ortoexperienceimmediateuneasiness,asinthecaseofrelaxationorchillinessproducedbyanoverorunderproportionofthematterofheat。

  Hardiness,eveninthesenseinwhichitisopposedtotheactionofmechanicalcauses,isdistinguishablefromstrength。Theexternalindicationsofstrengtharetheabundanceandfirmnessofnothemuscularfibres:thoseofhardiness,inthissense,arethefirmnessofthemuscularfibres,andthecallosityoftheskin。

  Strengthismorepeculiarlythegiftofnature:hardiness,ofeducation。Oftwopersonswhohavehad,theonetheeducationofagentleman,theother,thatofacommonsailor,thefirstmaybethestronger,atthesametimethattheotheristhehardier。

  X。4。Bybodilyimperfectionmaybeunderstoodthatconditionwhichapersonisin,whoeitherstandsdistinguishedbyanyremarkabledeformity,orwantsanyofthosepartsorfaculties,whichtheordinaryrunofpersonsofthesamesexandagearefurnishedwith:who,forinstance,hasahare-lip,isdeaf,orhaslostahand。Thiscircumstance,likethatofill-health,tendsingeneraltodiminishmoreorlesstheeffectofanypleasurablecircumstance,andtoincreasethatofanyafflictiveone。Theeffectofthiscircumstance,however,admitsofgreatvariety:inasmuchasthereareagreatvarietyofwaysinwhichamanmaysufferinhispersonalappearance,andinhisbodilyorgansandfaculties:

  allwhichdifferenceswillbetakennoticeofintheirproperplaces。

  XI。5。Somuchforcircumstancesbelongingtotheconditionofthebody:

  wecomenowtothosewhichconcerntheconditionofthemind:theuseofmentioningthesewillbeseenhereafter。Inthefirstplacemaybereckonedthequantityandqualityoftheknowledgethepersoninquestionhappenstopossess:thatis,oftheideaswhichhehasactuallyinstoresreadyuponoccasiontocalltomind:meaningsuchideasasareinsomewayorotherofaninterestingnature:thatis,ofanatureinsomewayorothertoinfluencehishappiness,orthatofothermen。Whentheseideasaremany,andofimportance,amanissaidtobeamanofknowledge;whenfew,ornotofimportance,ignorant。

  XII。6。Bystrengthofintellectualpowersmaybeunderstoodthedegreeoffacilitywhichamanexperiencesinhisendeavourstocalltomindaswellsuchideasashavebeenalreadyaggregatedtohisstockofknowledge,asanyothers,which,uponanyoccasionthatmayhappen,hemayconceiveadesiretoplacethere。

  Itseemstobeonsomesuchoccasionasthisthatthewordspartsandtalentsarecommonlyemployed。Tothisheadmaybereferredtheseveralqualitiesofreadinessofapprehension,accuracyandtenacityofmemory,strengthofattention,clearnessofdiscernment,amplitudeofcomprehension,vividityandrapidityofimagination。Strengthofintellectualpowers,ingeneral,seemstocorrespondprettyexactlytogeneralstrengthofbody:asanyofthesequalitiesinparticulardoestoparticularstrength。

  XIII。7。Firmnessofmindontheonehand,andirritabilityontheother,regardtheproportionbetweenthedegreesofefficacywithwhichamanisacteduponbyanexcitingcause,ofwhichthevaluelieschieflyinmagnitude,andoneofwhichthevaluelieschieflyinpropinquity。Amanmaybesaidtobeofafirmmind,whensmallpleasuresorpains,whicharepresentornear,donotaffecthim,inagreaterproportiontotheirvalue,thangreaterpleasuresorpains,whichareuncertainorremote;Ofanirritablemind,whenthecontraryisthecase。

  XIV。8。Steadinessregardsthetimeduringwhichagivenexcitingcauseofagivenvaluecontinuestoaffectamaninnearlythesamemanneranddegreeasatfirst,noassignableexternaleventorchangeofcircumstancesinterveningtomakeanalterationinitsforce。

  XV。9。Bythebentofaman\'sinclinationsmaybeunderstoodthepropensityhehastoexpectpleasureorpainfromcertainobjects,ratherthanfromothers。Aman\'sinclinationsmaybesaidtohavesuchorsuchabent,when,amongsttheseveralsortsofobjectswhichaffordpleasureinsomedegreetoallmen,heisapttoexpectmorepleasurefromoneparticularsort,thanfromanotherparticularsort,ormorefromanygivenparticularsort,thananothermanwouldexpectfromthatsort;orwhen,amongsttheseveralsortsofobjects,whichtoonemanaffordpleasure,whilsttoanothertheyaffordnone,heisapttoexpect,ornottoexpect,pleasurefromanobjectofsuchorsuchasort:soalsowithregardtopains。Thiscircumstance,thoughintimatelyconnectedwiththatofthebiasofaman\'ssensibility,isnotundistinguishablefromit。Thequantityofpleasureorpain,whichonanygivenoccasionamanmayexperiencefromanapplicationofanysort,maybegreatlyinfluencedbytheexpectationshehasbeenusedtoentertainofpleasureorpainfromthatquarter;butitwillnotbeabsolutelydeterminedbythem:forpleasureorpainmaycomeuponhimfromaquarterfromwhichhewasnotaccustomedtoexpectit。

  XVI。10。Thecircumstancesofmoral,religious,sympathetic,andantipatheticsensibility,whencloselyconsidered,willappeartobeincludedinsomesortunderthatofbentofinclination。

  Onaccountoftheirparticularimportancetheymay,however,beworthmentioningapart。Aman\'smoralsensibilitymaybesaidtobestrong,whenthepainsandpleasuresofthemoralsanctionshowgreaterinhiseyes,incomparisonwithotherpleasuresandpainsandconsequentlyexertastrongerinfluencethanintheeyesofthepersonsheiscomparedwith;inotherwords,whenheisactedonwithmorethanordinaryefficacybythesenseofhonour:itmaybesaidtobeweak,whenthecontraryisthecase。

  XVII。11。Moralsensibilityseemstoregardtheaverageeffectorinfluenceofthepainsandpleasuresofthemoralsanction,uponallsortsofoccasionstowhichitisapplicable,orhappenstobeapplied。Itregardstheaverageforceorquantityoftheimpulsesthemindreceivesfromthatsourceduringagivenperiod。

  Moralbiasregardstheparticularactsonwhich,uponsomanyparticularoccasions,theforceofthatsanctionislookeduponasattaching。Itregardsthequalityordirectionofthoseimpulses。Itadmitsofasmanyvarieties,therefore,astherearedictateswhichthemoralsanctionmaybeconceivedtoissueforth。Amanmaybesaidtohavesuchorsuchamoralbias,ortohaveamoralbiasinfavourofsuchorsuchanaction,whenhelooksuponitasbeingofthenumberofthoseofwhichtheperformanceisdictatedbythemoralsanction。

  XVIII。12。Whathasbeensaidwithregardtomoralsensibility,maybeapplied,mutatismutandis,toreligious。

  XIX。13。Whathasbeensaidwithregardtomoralbiases,mayalsobeapplied,mutatismutandis,toreligiousbiases。

  XX。14。Bysympatheticsensibilityistobeunderstoodthepropensitythatamanhastoderivepleasurefromthehappiness,andpainfromtheunhappiness,ofothersensitivebeings。Itisthestronger,thegreatertheratioofthepleasureorpainhefeelsontheiraccountistothatofthepleasureorpainwhichaccordingtowhatappearstohimtheyfeelforthemselves。

  XXI。15。Sympatheticbiasregardsthedescriptionofthepartieswhoaretheobjectsofaman\'ssympathy:andoftheactsorothercircumstancesoforbelongingtothosepersons,bywhichthesympathyisexcited。Thesepartiesmaybe,1。Certainindividuals。2。Anysubordinateclassofindividuals。3。Thewholenation。4。Humankindingeneral。5。Thewholesensitivecreation。Accordingastheseobjectsofsympathyaremorenumerous,theaffection,bywhichthemanisbiased,maybesaidtobethemoreenlarged。

  XXII。16,17。Antipatheticsensibilityandantipatheticbiasesarejustthereverseofsympatheticsensibilityandsympatheticbiases。Byantipatheticsensibilityistobeunderstoodthepropensitythatamanhastoderivepainfromthehappiness,andpleasurefromtheunhappiness,ofothersensitivebeings。

  XXIII。18。Thecircumstanceofinsanityofmindcorrespondstothatofbodilyimperfection。Itadmits,however,ofmuchlessvariety,inasmuchasthesoulisforaughtwecanperceiveoneindivisiblething,notdistinguishable,likethebody,intoparts。

  Whatlesserdegreesofimperfectionthemindmaybesusceptibleof,seemtobecomprisableunderthealready-mentionedheadsofignorance,weaknessofmind,irritability,orunsteadiness;

  orundersuchothersasarereducibletothem。Thosewhicharehereinviewarethoseextraordinaryspeciesanddegreesofmentalimperfection,which,wherevertheytakeplace,areasconspicuousandasunquestionableaslamenessorblindnessinthebody:

  operatingpartly,itshouldseem,byinducinganextraordinarydegreeoftheimperfectionsabovementioned,partlybygivinganextraordinaryandpreposterousbenttotheinclinations。

  XXIV。19。Undertheheadofaman\'shabitualoccupations,aretobeunderstood,onthisoccasion,aswellthosewhichhepursuesforthesakeofprofit,asthosewhichhepursuesforthesakeofpresentpleasure。Theconsiderationoftheprofititselfbelongstotheheadofaman\'specuniarycircumstances。Itisevident,thatifbyanymeansapunishment,oranyotherexcitingcause,hastheeffectofputtingitoutofhispowertocontinueinthepursuitofanysuchoccupation,itmustonthataccountbemuchthemoredistressing。Aman\'shabitualoccupations,thoughintimatelyconnectedinpointofcausalitywiththebentofhisinclinations,arenottobelookeduponaspreciselythesamecircumstance。

  Anamusement,orchannelofprofit,maybetheobjectofaman\'sinclinations,whichhasneverbeenthesubjectofhishabitualoccupations:foritmaybe,thatthoughhewishedtobetakehimselftoit,heneverdid,itnotbeinginhispower:

  acircumstancewhichmaymakeagooddealofdifferenceintheeffectofanyincidentbywhichhehappenstobedebarredfromit。

  XXV。20。Undertheheadofpecuniarycircumstances,Imeantobringtoviewtheproportionwhichaman\'smeansbeartohiswants:thesumtotalofhismeansofeverykind,tothesumtotalofhiswantsofeverykind。Aman\'smeansdependuponthreecircumstances:1。Hisproperty。2。Theprofitofhislabour。3。Hisconnexionsinthewayofsupport。Hiswantsseemtodependuponfourcircumstances。1。Hishabitsofexpense。2。Hisconnexionsinthewayofburthen。3。Anypresentcasualdemandhemayhave。4。Thestrengthofhisexpectation。Byaman\'spropertyistobeunderstood,whateverhehasinstoreindependentofhislabour。Bytheprofitofhislabouristobeunderstoodthegrowingprofit。Astolabour,itmaybeeitherofthebodyprincipally,orofthemindprincipally,orofbothindifferently:

  nordoesitmatterinwhatmanner,noronwhatsubject,itbeapplied,soitproduceaprofit。Byaman\'sconnexionsinthewayofsupport,aretobeunderstoodthepecuniaryassistances,ofwhateverkind,whichheisinawayofreceivingfromanypersonswho,onwhateveraccount,andinwhateverproportion,hehasreasontoexpectshouldcontributegratistohismaintenance:suchashisparents,patrons,andrelations。Itseemsmanifest,thatamancanhavenoothermeansthanthese。Whatheuses,hemusthaveeitherofhisown,orfromotherpeople:iffromotherpeople,eithergratisorforaprice。Astohabitsofexpense,itiswellknown,thataman\'sdesiresaregovernedinagreatdegreebyhishabits。Manyarethecasesinwhichdesireandconsequentlythepainofprivationconnectedwithitwouldnotevensubsistatall,butforpreviousenjoyment。Byaman\'sconnexionsinthewayofburthen,aretobeunderstoodwhateverexpensehehasreasontolookuponhimselfasboundtobeatinthesupportofthosewhobylaw,orthecustomsoftheworld,arewarrantedinlookinguptohimforassistance;suchaschildren,poorrelations,superannuatedservants,andanyotherdependentswhatsoever。Astopresentcasualdemand,itismanifest,thatthereareoccasionsonwhichagivensumwillbeworthinfinitelymoretoamanthanthesamesumwouldatanothertime:

  where,forexample,inacaseofextremity,amanstandsinneedofextraordinarymedicalassistance:orwantsmoneytocarryonalaw-suit,onwhichhisalldepends:orhasgotalivelihoodwaitingforhiminadistantcountry,andwantsmoneyforthechargesofconveyance。Insuchcases,anypieceofgoodorillfortune,inthepecuniaryway,mighthaveaverydifferenteffectfromwhatitwouldhaveatanyothertime。Withregardtostrengthofexpectation;whenonemanexpectstogainortokeepathingwhichanotherdoesnot,itisplainthecircumstanceofnothavingitwillaffecttheformerverydifferentlyfromthelatter;who,indeed,commonlywillnotbeaffectedbyitatall。

  Part2

  XXVI。21。Undertheheadofaman\'sconnexionsinthewayofsympathy,Iwouldbringtoviewthenumberanddescriptionofthepersonsinwhosewelfarehetakessuchaconcern,asthattheideaoftheirhappinessshouldbeproductiveofpleasure,andthatoftheirunhappinessofpaintohim:

  forinstance,aman\'swife,hischildren,hisparents,hisnearrelations,andintimatefriends。Thisclassofpersons,itisobvious,willforthemostpartincludethetwoclassesbywhichhispecuniarycircumstancesareaffected:those,towit,fromwhosemeanshemayexpectsupport,andthosewhosewantsoperateonhimasaburthen。Butitisobvious,thatbesidesthese,itmayverywellincludeothers,withwhomhehasnosuchpecuniaryconnexion:andevenwithregardtothese,itisevidentthatthepecuniarydependence,andtheunionofaffections,arecircumstancesperfectlydistinguishable。Accordingly,theconnexionshereinquestion,independentlyofanyinfluencetheymayhaveonaman\'specuniarycircumstances,haveaninfluenceontheeffectofanyexcitingcauseswhatsoever。Thetendencyofthemistoincreaseaman\'sgeneralsensibility;toincrease,ontheonehand,thepleasureproducedbyallpleasurablecauses;ontheother,thepainproducedbyallafflictiveones。

  Whenanypleasurableincidenthappenstoaman,henaturally,inthefirstmoment,thinksofthepleasureitwillaffordimmediatelytohimself:presentlyafterwards,howeverexceptinafewcases,whichisnotworthwhileheretoinsistonhebeginstothinkofthepleasurewhichhisfriendswillfeelupontheircomingtoknowofit:andthissecondarypleasureiscommonlynomeanadditiontotheprimaryone。

  Firstcomestheself-regardingpleasure:thencomestheideaofthepleasureofsympathy,whichyousupposethatpleasureofyourswillgivebirthtointhebosomofyourfriend:andthisideaexcitesagaininyoursanewpleasureofsympathy,groundeduponhis。Thefirstpleasureissuingfromyourownbosom,asitwerefromaradiantpoint,illuminatesthebosomofyourfriend:reverberatedfromthence,itisreflectedwithaugmentedwarmthtothepointfromwhenceitfirstproceeded:andsoitiswithpains。

  Nordoesthiseffectdependwhollyuponaffection。Amongnearrelations,althoughthereshouldbenokindness,thepleasuresandpainsofthemoralsanctionarequicklypropagatedbyapeculiarkindofsympathy:noarticle,eitherofhonourordisgrace,canwellfalluponaman,withoutextendingtoacertaindistancewithinthecircleofhisfamily。Whatreflectshonouruponthefather,reflectshonourupontheson:whatreflectsdisgrace,disgrace。

  Thecauseofthissingularandseeminglyunreasonablecircumstancethatis,itsanalogytotherestofthephenomenaofthehumanmind,belongsnottothepresentpurpose。Itissufficientiftheeffectbebeyonddispute。

  XXVII。22。Ofaman\'sconnexionsinthewayofantipathy,thereneedsnotanythingveryparticulartobeobserved。Happilythereisnoprimevalandconstantsourceofantipathyinahumannature,asthereisofsympathy。Therearenopermanentsetsofpersonswhoarenaturallyandofcoursetheobjectsofantipathytoaman,astherearewhoaretheobjectsofthecontraryaffection。Sources,however,buttoomany,ofantipathy,areapttospringupuponvariousoccasionsduringthecourseofaman\'slife:andwhenevertheydo,thiscircumstancemayhaveaveryconsiderableinfluenceontheeffectsofvariousexcitingcauses。Asontheonehand,apunishment,forinstance,whichtendstoseparateamanfromthosewithwhomheisconnectedinthewayofsympathy,soontheotherhand,onewhichtendstoforcehimintothecompanyofthosewithwhomheisconnectedinthewayofantipathy,will,onthataccount,besomuchthemoredistressing。Itistobeobserved,thatsympathyitselfmultipliesthesourcesofantipathy。Sympathyforyourfriendgivesbirthtoantipathyonyourpartagainstallthosewhoareobjectsofantipathy,aswellastosympathyforthosewhoareobjectsofsympathytohim。Inthesamemannerdoesantipathymultiplythesourcesofsympathy;thoughcommonlyperhapswithratheralessdegreeofefficacy。Antipathyagainstyourenemyisapttogivebirthtosympathyonyourparttowardsthosewhoareobjectsofantipathy,aswellastoantipathyagainstthosewhoareobjectsofsympathy,tohim。

  XXVIII。23。Thusmuchforthecircumstancesbywhichtheeffectofanyexcitingcausemaybeinfluenced,whenapplieduponanygivenoccasion,atanygivenperiod。Butbesidesthesesuperveningincidents,thereareothercircumstancesrelativetoaman,thatmayhavetheirinfluence,andwhichareco-evaltohisbirth。

  Inthefirstplace,itseemstobeuniversallyagreed,thatintheoriginalframeortextureofeveryman\'sbody,thereisasomethingwhich,independentlyofallsubsequentlyinterveningcircumstances,rendershimliabletobeaffectedbycausesproducingbodilypleasureorpain,inamannerdifferentfromthatinwhichanothermanwouldbeaffectedbythesamecauses。Tothecatalogueofcircumstancesinfluencingaman\'ssensibility,wemaythereforeaddhisoriginalorradicalframe,texture,constitution,ortemperamentofbody。

  XXIX。24。Inthenextplace,itseemstobeprettywellagreed,thatthereissomethingalsointheoriginalframeortextureofeveryman\'smind,which,independentlyofallexteriorandsubsequentlyinterveningcircumstances,andevenofhisradicalframeofbody,makeshimliabletobedifferentlyaffectedbythesameexcitingcauses,fromwhatanothermanwouldbe。Tothecatalogueofcircumstancesinfluencingaman\'ssensibility,wemaythereforefurtheraddhisoriginalorradicalframe,texture,constitutionortemperamentofmind。

  XXX。Itseemsprettycertain,allthiswhile,thataman\'ssensibilitytocausesproducingpleasureorpain,evenofmind,maydependinaconsiderabledegreeuponhisoriginalandacquiredframeofbody。Butwehavenoreasontothinkthatitcandependaltogetheruponthatframe:since,ontheonehand,weseepersonswhoseframeofbodyisasmuchalikeascanbeconceived,differingveryconsiderablyinrespectoftheirmentalframe:

  and,ontheotherhand,personswhoseframeofmindisasmuchalikeascanbeconceived,differingveryconspicuouslyinregardtotheirbodilyframe。

  XXXI。Itseemsindisputablealso,thatthedifferentsetsofaexternaloccurrencesthatmaybefallamaninthecourseofhislife,willmakegreatdifferencesinthesubsequenttextureofhismindatanygivenperiod:yetstillthosedifferencesarenotsolelytobeattributedtosuchoccurrences。Equallyfarfromthetruthseemsthatopiniontobeifanysuchbemaintainedwhichattributesalltonature,andthatwhichattributesalltoeducation。

  Thetwocircumstanceswillthereforestillremaindistinct,aswellfromoneanother,asfromallothers。

  XXXII。Distincthoweverastheyare,itismanifest,thatatnoperiodintheactivepartofaman\'slifecantheyeitherofthemmaketheirappearancebythemselves。Alltheydoistoconstitutethelatentground-workwhichtheothersuperveningcircumstanceshavetoworkuponandwhateverinfluencethoseoriginalprinciplesmayhave,issochangedandmodified,andcoveredover,asitwere,bythoseothercircumstances,asnevertobeseparatelydiscernible。Theeffectsoftheoneinfluenceareindistinguishablyblendedwiththoseoftheother。

  XXXIII。Theemotionsofthebodyarereceived,andwithreason,asprobableindicationsofthetemperatureofthemind。Buttheyarefarenoughfromconclusive。Amanmayexhibit,forinstance,theexteriorappearancesofgrief,withoutreallygrievingatall,oratleastinanythingneartheproportioninwhichheappearstogrieve。OliverCromwell,whoseconductindicatedaheartmorethanordinarilycallous,wasasremarkablyprofuseintearsHume\'sHistory。Manymencancommandtheexternalappearancesofsensibilitywithverylittlerealfeeling。Thefemalesexcommonlywithgreaterfacilitythanthemale:hencetheproverbialexpressionofawoman\'stears。Tohavethiskindofcommandoverone\'sself,wasthecharacteristicexcellenceoftheoratorofancienttimes,andisstillthatoftheplayerinourown。

  XXXIV。Theremainingcircumstancesmay,withreferencetothosealreadymentioned,betermedsecondaryinfluencingcircumstances。Thesehaveaninfluence,itistrue,onthequantumorbiasofaman\'ssensibility,butitisonlybymeansoftheotherprimaryones。Themannerinwhichthesetwosetsofcircumstancesareconcerned,issuchthattheprimaryonesdothebusiness,whilethesecondaryonesliemostopentoobservation。Thesecondaryones,therefore,arethosewhicharemostheardof;onwhichaccountitwillbenecessarytotakenoticeofthem:

  atthesametimethatitisonlybymeansoftheprimaryonesthattheirinfluencecanbeexplained;whereastheinfluenceoftheprimaryoneswillbeapparentenough,withoutanymentionofthesecondaryones。

  XXXV。25。Amongsuchoftheprimitivemodificationsofthecorporealframeasmayappeartoinfluencethequantumandbiasofsensibility,themostobviousandconspicuousarethosewhichconstitutethesex。Inpointofquantity,thesensibilityofthefemalesexappearsingeneraltobegreaterthanthatofthemale。

  Thehealthofthefemaleismoredelicatethanthatofthemale:inpointofstrengthandhardinessofbody,inpointofquantityandqualityofknowledge,inpointofstrengthofintellectualpowers,andfirmnessofmind,sheiscommonlyinferior:moral,religious,sympathetic,andantipatheticsensibilityarecommonlystrongerinherthaninthemale。Thequalityofherknowledge,andthebentofherinclinations,arecommonlyinmanyrespectsdifferent。Hermoralbiasesarealso,incertainrespects,remarkablydifferent:chastity,modesty,anddelicacy,forinstance,areprizedmorethancourageinawoman:courage,morethananyofthosequalities,inaman。Thereligiousbiasesinthetwosexesarenotapttoberemarkablydifferent;exceptthatthefemaleisrathermoreinclinedthanthemaletosuperstition;thatis,toobservancesnotdictatedbytheprincipleofutility;adifferencethatmaybeprettywellaccountedforbysomeofthebefore-mentionedcircumstances。Hersympatheticbiasesareinmanyrespectsdifferent;forherownoffspringalltheirliveslong,andforchildreningeneralwhileyoung,heraffectioniscommonlystrongerthanthatofthemale。Heraffectionsareapttobelessenlarged:seldomexpandingthemselvessomuchastotakeinthewelfareofhercountryingeneral,muchlessthatofmankind,orthewholesensitivecreation:seldomembracinganyextensiveclassordivision,evenofherowncountrymen,unlessitbeinvirtueofhersympathyforsomeparticularindividualsthatbelongtoit。Ingeneral,herantipathetic,aswellassympatheticbiasesareapttobelessconformabletotheprincipleofutilitythanthoseofthemale;owingchieflytosomedeficiencyinpointofknowledge,discernment,andcomprehension。Herhabitualoccupationsoftheamusingkindareapttobeinmanyrespectsdifferentfromthoseofthemale。Withregardtoherconnexionsinthewayofsympathy,therecanbenodifference。Inpointofpecuniarycircumstances,accordingtothecustomsofperhapsallcountries,sheisingenerallessindependent。

  XXXVI。26。Ageisofcoursedividedintodiversperiods,ofwhichthenumberandlimitsarebynomeansuniformlyascertained。Onemightdistinguishit,forthepresentpurpose,into,1。Infancy。2。Adolescence。3。Youth。4。Maturity。5。

  Decline。6。Decrepitude。Itwerelosttimetostoponthepresentoccasiontoexamineitateachperiod,andtoobservetheindicationsitgives,withrespecttotheseveralprimarycircumstancesjustreviewed。Infancyanddecrepitudearecommonlyinferiortotheotherperiods,inpointofhealth,strength,hardiness,andsoforth。Ininfancy,onthepartofthefemale,theimperfectionsofthatsexareenhanced:onthepartofthemale,imperfectionstakeplacemostlysimilarinquality,butgreaterinquantity,tothoseattendingthestatesofadolescence,youth,andmaturityinthefemale。Inthestageofdecrepitudebothsexesrelapseintomanyoftheimperfectionsofinfancy。Thegeneralityoftheseobservationsmayeasilybecorrecteduponaparticularreview。

  XXXVII。27。Station,orrankinlife,isacircumstance,that,amongacivilizedpeople,willcommonlyundergoamultiplicityofvariations。CæterisParibus,thequantumofsensibilityappearstobegreaterinthehigherranksofmenthaninthelower。Theprimarycircumstancesinrespectofwhichthissecondarycircumstanceisapttoinduceorindicateadifference,seemprincipallytobeasfollows:1。QuantityandQualityofknowledge。

  2。Strengthofmind。3。Bentofinclination。4。Moralsensibility。5。Moralbiases。6。Religioussensibility。7。Religiousbiases。8。Sympatheticsensibility。9。Sympatheticbiases。10。

  Antipatheticsensibility。11。Antipatheticbiases。12。Habitualoccupations。

  13。Natureandproductivenessofaman\'smeansoflivelihood。14。Connexionsimportingprofit。15。Habitofexpense。

  16。Connexionsimportingburthen。Amanofacertainrankwillfrequentlyhaveanumberofdependentsbesidesthosewhosedependencyistheresultofnaturalrelationship。Astohealth,strength,andhardiness,ifrankhasanyinfluenceonthesecircumstances,itisbutinaremotewaychieflybytheinfluenceitmayhaveonitshabitualoccupations。

  XXXVIII。28。Theinfluenceofeducationisstillmoreextensive。Educationstandsuponafootingsomewhatdifferentfromthatofthecircumstancesofage,sex,andrank。Thesewords,thoughtheinfluenceofthecircumstancestheyrespectivelydenoteexertsitselfprincipally,ifnotentirely,throughthemediumofcertainoftheprimarycircumstancesbeforementioned,present,however,eachofthemacircumstancewhichhasaseparateexistenceofitself。Thisisnotthecasewiththewordeducation:

  whichmeansnothinganyfartherthanasitservestocalluptoviewsomeoneormoreofthoseprimarycircumstances。

  Educationmaybedistinguishedintophysicalandmental;theeducationofthebodyandthatofthemind:mental,again,intointellectualandmoral;thecultureoftheunderstanding,andthecultureoftheaffections。Theeducationamanreceives,isgiventohimpartlybyothers,partlybyhimself。Byeducationthennothingmorecanbeexpressedthantheconditionamanisininrespectofthoseprimarycircumstances,asresultingpartlyfromthemanagementandcontrivanceofothers,principallyofthosewhointheearlyperiodsofhislifehavehaddominionoverhim,partlyfromhisown。Tothephysicalpartofhiseducation,belongthecircumstancesofhealth,strength,andhardiness:sometimes,byaccident,thatofbodilyimperfection;aswherebyintemperanceornegligenceanirreparablemischiefhappenstohisperson。

  Totheintellectualpart,thoseofquantityandqualityofknowledge,andinsomemeasureperhapsthoseoffirmnessofmindandsteadiness。Tothemoralpart,thebentofhisinclinations,thequantityandqualityofhismoral,religious,sympathetic,andantipatheticsensibility:toallthreebranchesindiscriminately,butunderthesuperiorcontrolofexternaloccurrences,hishabitualrecreations,hisproperty,hismeansoflivelihood,hisconnexionsinthewayofprofitandofburthen,andhishabitsofexpense。Withrespectindeedtoallthesepoints,theinfluenceofeducationismodified,inamannermoreorlessapparent,bythatofexterioroccurrences;andinamannerscarcelyatallapparent,andaltogetheroutofthereachofcalculation,bytheoriginaltextureandconstitutionaswellofhisbodyasofhismind。

  XXXIX。29。Amongtheexternalcircumstancesbywhichtheinfluenceofeducationismodified,theprincipalarethosewhichcomeundertheheadofclimate。Thiscircumstanceplacesitselfinfront,anddemandsaseparatedenomination,notmerelyonaccountofthemagnitudeofitsinfluence,butalsoonaccountofitsbeingconspicuoustoeverybody,andofitsapplyingindiscriminatelytogreatnumbersatatime。Thiscircumstancedependsforitsessenceuponthesituationofthatpartoftheearthwhichisinquestion,withrespecttothecoursetakenbythewholeplanetinitsrevolutionroundthesun:butforitsinfluenceitdependsupontheconditionofthebodieswhichcomposetheearth\'ssurfaceatthatpart,principallyuponthequantitiesofsensibleheatatdifferentperiods,anduponthedensity,andpurity,anddrynessormoistureofthecircumambientair。Ofthesooftenmentionedprimarycircumstances,therearefewofwhichtheproductionisnotinfluencedbythissecondaryone;partlybyitsmanifesteffectsuponthebody;partlybyitslessperceptibleeffectsuponthemind。Inhotclimatesmen\'shealthisapttobemoreprecariousthanincold:theirstrengthandhardinessless:

  theirvigour,firmness,andsteadinessofmindless:andthenceindirectlytheirquantityofknowledge:thebentoftheirinclinationsdifferent:

  mostremarkablysoinrespectoftheirsuperiorpropensitytosexualenjoyments,andinrespectoftheearlinessoftheperiodatwhichthatpropensitybeginstomanifestitself:

  theirsensibilitiesofallkindsmoreintense:theirhabitualoccupationssavouringmoreofsloththanofactivity:theirradicalframeofbodylessstrong,probably,andlesshardy:theirradicalframeofmindlessvigorous,lessfirm,lesssteady。

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  XL。30。Anotherarticleinthecatalogueofsecondarycircumstances,isthatofraceorlineage:thenationalraceorlineageamanissuesfrom。Thiscircumstance,independentlyofthatofclimate,willcommonlymakesomedifferenceinpointofradicalframeofmindandbody。Amanofnegrorace,borninFranceorEngland,isaverydifferentbeing,inmanyrespects,fromamanofFrenchorEnglishrace。AmanofSpanishrace,borninMexicoorPeru,isatthehourofhisbirthadifferentsortofbeing,inmanyrespects,fromamanoftheoriginalMexicanorPeruvianrace。Thiscircumstance,asfarasitisdistinctfromclimate,rank,andeducation,andfromthetwojustmentioned,operateschieflythroughthemediumofmoral,religious,sympathetic,andantipatheticbiases。

  XLI。31。Thelastcircumstancebutone,isthatofgovernment:thegovernmentamanlivesunderatthetimeinquestion;orratherthatunderwhichhehasbeenaccustomedmosttolive。Thiscircumstanceoperatesprincipallythroughthemediumofeducation:themagistrateoperatinginthecharacterofatutoruponallthemembersofthestate,bythedirectionhegivestotheirhopesandtotheirfears。Indeedunderasolicitousandattentivegovernment,theordinarypreceptor,nayeventheparenthimself,isbutadeputy,asitwere,tothemagistrate:whosecontrollinginfluence,differentinthisrespectfromthatoftheordinarypreceptor,dwellswithamantohislife\'send。Theeffectsofthepeculiarpowerofthemagistrateareseenmoreparticularlyintheinfluenceitexertsoverthequantumandbiasofmen\'smoral,religious,sympathetic,andantipatheticsensibilities。Underawell-constituted,orevenunderawell-administeredthoughill-constitutedgovernment,men\'smoralsensibilityiscommonlystronger,andtheirmoralbiasesmoreconformabletothedictatesofutility:theirreligioussensibilityfrequentlyweaker,buttheirreligiousbiaseslessunconformabletothedictatesofutility:theirsympatheticaffectionsmoreenlarged,directedtothemagistratemorethantosmallpartiesortoindividuals,andmoretothewholecommunitythantoeither:theirantipatheticsensibilitieslessviolent,asbeingmoreobsequioustotheinfluenceofwell-directedmoralbiases,andlessapttobeexcitedbythatofill-directedreligiousones:theirantipatheticbiasesmoreconformab]etowell-directedmoralones,moreaptinproportiontobegroundedonenlargedandsympatheticthanonnarrowandself-regardingaffections,andaccordingly,uponthewhole,moreconformabletothedictatesofutility。

  XLII。32。Thelastcircumstanceisthatofreligiousprofession:thereligiousprofessionamanisof:thereligiousfraternityofwhichheisamember。Thiscircumstanceoperatesprincipallythroughthemediumofreligioussensibilityandreligiousbiases。Itoperates,however,asanindicationmoreorlessconclusive,withrespecttoseveralothercircumstances。Withrespecttosome,scarcelybutthroughthemediumofthetwojustmentioned:thisisthecasewithregardtothequantumandbiasofaman\'smoral,sympathetic,andantipatheticsensibility:perhapsinsomecaseswithregardtoquantityandqualityofknowledge,strengthofintellectualpowers,andbentofinclination。Withrespecttoothers,itmayoperateimmediatelyofitself:thisseemstobethecasewithregardtoaman\'shabitualoccupations,pecuniarycircumstances,andconnexionsinthewayofsympathyandantipathy。Amanwhopaysverylittleinwardregardtothedictatesofthereligionwhichhefindsitnecessarytoprofess,mayfinditdifficulttoavoidjoiningintheceremoniesofit,andbearingapartinthepecuniaryburthensitimposes。Bytheforceofhabitandexamplehemayevenbeledtoentertainapartialityforpersonsofthesameprofession,andaproportionableantipathyagainstthoseofarivalone。Inparticular,theantipathyagainstpersonsofdifferentpersuasionsisoneofthelastpointsofreligionwhichmenpartwith。Lastly,itisobvious,thatthereligiousprofessionamanisofcannotbuthaveaconsiderableinfluenceonhiseducation。But,consideringtheimportofthetermeducation,tosaythisisperhapsnomorethansayinginotherwordswhathasbeensaidalready。

  XLIII。Thesecircumstances,allormanyofthem,willneedtobeattendedtoasoftenasuponanyoccasionanyaccountistakenofanyquantityofpainorpleasure,asresultingfromanycause。

  Hasanypersonsustainedaninjury?theywillneedtobeconsideredinestimatingthemischiefoftheoffense……Issatisfactiontobemadetohim?theywillneedtobeattendedtoinadjustingthequantumofthatsatisfaction。Istheinjurertobepunished?

  theywillneedtobeattendedtoinestimatingtheforceoftheimpressionthatwillbemadeonhimbyanygivenpunishment。

  XLIV。Itistobeobserved,thatthoughtheyseemallofthem,onsomeaccountorother,tomeritaplaceinthecatalogue,theyarenotallofequaluseinpractice。Differentarticlesamongthemareapplicabletodifferentexcitingcauses。Ofthosethatmayinfluencetheeffectofthesameexcitingcause,someapplyindiscriminatelytowholeclassesofpersonstogether;beingapplicabletoall,withoutanyremarkabledifferenceindegree:thesemaybedirectlyandprettyfullyprovidedforbythelegislator。Thisisthecase,forinstance,withtheprimarycircumstancesofbodilyimperfection,andinsanity:withthesecondarycircumstanceofsex:perhapswiththatofage:atanyratewiththoseofrank,ofclimate,oflineage,andofreligiousprofession。

  Others,howevertheymayapplytowholeclassesofpersons,yetintheirapplicationtodifferentindividualsaresusceptibleofperhapsanindefinitevarietyofdegrees。Thesecannotbefullyprovidedforbythelegislator;but,astheexistenceofthem,ineverysortofcase,iscapableofbeingascertained,andthedegreeinwhichtheytakeplaceiscapableofbeingmeasured,provisionmaybemadeforthembythejudge,orotherexecutivemagistrate,towhomtheseveralindividualsthathappentobeconcernedmaybemadeknown。Thisisthecase,1。Withthecircumstanceofhealth。2。Insomesortwiththatofstrength。3。

  Scarcelywiththatofhardiness:stilllesswiththoseofquantityandqualityofknowledge,strengthofintellectualpowers,firmnessorsteadinessofmind;exceptinasfarasaman\'scondition,inrespectofthosecircumstances,maybeindicatedbythesecondarycircumstancesofsex,age,orrank:hardlywiththatofbentofinclination,exceptinasfarasthatlatentcircumstanceisindicatedbythemoremanifestoneofhabitualoccupations:hardlywiththatofaman\'smoralsensibilityorbiases,exceptinasfarastheymaybeindicatedbyhissex,age,rank,andeducation:

  notatallwithhisreligioussensibilityandreligiousbiases,exceptinasfarastheymaybeindicatedbythereligiousprofessionhebelongsto:notatallwiththequantityorqualityofhissympatheticorantipatheticsensibilities,exceptinasfarastheymaybepresumedfromhissex,age,rank,education,lineage,orreligiousprofession。Itisthecase,however,withhishabitualoccupations,withhispecuniarycircumstances,andwithhisconnexionsinthewayofsympathy。Ofothers,again,eithertheexistencecannotbeascertained,orthedegreecannotbemeasured。These,therefore,cannotbetakenintoaccount,eitherbythelegislatorortheexecutivemagistrate。Accordingly,theywouldhavenoclaimtobetakennoticeof,wereitnotforthosesecondarycircumstancesbywhichtheyareindicated,andwhoseinfluencecouldnotwellbeunderstoodwithoutthem。Whatthesearehasbeenalreadymentioned。

  XLV。Ithasalreadybeenobserved,thatdifferentarticlesinthislistofcircumstancesapplytodifferentexcitingcauses:thecircumstanceofbodilystrength,forinstance,hasscarcelyanyinfluenceofitselfwhateveritmayhaveinaroundaboutway,andbyaccidentontheeffectofanincidentwhichshouldincreaseordiminishthequantumofaman\'sproperty。Itremainstobeconsidered,whattheexcitingcausesarewithwhichthelegislatorhastodo。Thesemay,bysomeaccidentorother,beanywhatsoever:butthosewhichhehasprincipallytodo,arethoseofthepainfulorafflictivekind。Withpleasurableoneshehaslittletodo,exceptnowandthenbyaccident:thereasonsofwhichmaybeeasilyenoughperceived,atthesametimethatitwouldtakeuptoomuchroomtounfoldthemhere。Theexcitingcauseswithwhichhehasprincipallytodo,are,ontheonehand,themischievousacts,whichitishisbusinesstoprevent;ontheotherhand,thepunishments,bytheterrorofwhichitishisendeavourtopreventthem。Nowofthesetwosetsofexcitingcauses,thelatteronlyisofhisproduction:beingproducedpartlybyhisownspecialappointment,partlyinconformitytohisgeneralappointment,bythespecialappointmentofthejudge。

  Forthelegislator,therefore,aswellasforthejudge,itisnecessaryiftheywouldknowwhatitistheyaredoingwhentheyareappointingpunishmenttohaveaneyetoallthesecircumstances。Forthelegislator,lest,meaningtoapplyacertainquantityofpunishmenttoallpersonswhoshallputthemselvesinagivenpredicament,heshouldunawaresapplytosomeofthosepersonsmuchmoreormuchlessthanhehimselfintended;forthejudge,lest,inapplyingtoaparticularpersonaparticularmeasureofpunishment,heshouldapplymuchmoreormuchlessthanwasintended,perhapsbyhimself,andatanyratebythelegislator。

  Theyoughteachofthem,therefore,tohavebeforehim,ontheonehand,alistoftheseveralcircumstancesbywhichsensibilitymaybeinfluenced;

  ontheotherhand,alistoftheseveralspeciesanddegreesofpunishmentwhichtheypurposetomakeuseof:andthen,bymakingacomparisonbetweenthetwo,toformadetailedestimateoftheinfluenceofeachofthecircumstancesinquestion,upontheeffectofeachspeciesanddegreeofpunishment。

  Therearetwoplansorordersofdistribution,eitherofwhichmightbepursuedinthedrawingupthisestimate。Theoneistomakethenameofthecircumstancetakethelead,andunderittorepresentthedifferentinfluencesitexertsovertheeffectsoftheseveralmodesofpunishment:theotheristomakethenameofthepunishmenttakethelead,andunderittorepresentthedifferentinfluenceswhichareexertedovertheeffectsofitbytheseveralcircumstancesabovementioned。Nowofthesetwosortsofobjects,thepunishmentisthattowhichtheintentionofthelegislatorisdirectedinthefirstinstance。Thisisofhisowncreation,andwillbewhatsoeverhethinksfittomakeit:theinfluencingcircumstanceexistsindependentlyofhim,andiswhatitiswhetherhewillorno。Whathehasoccasiontodoistoestablishacertainspeciesanddegreeofpunishment:anditisonlywithreferencetothatpunishmentthathehasoccasiontomakeanyinquiryconcerninganyofthecircumstanceshereinquestion。Thelatterofthetwoplansthereforeisthatwhichappearsbyfarthemostusefulandcommodious。Butneitherupontheonenortheotherplancananysuchestimatebedeliveredhere。

  XLVI。Oftheseveralcircumstancescontainedinthiscatalogue,itmaybeofusetogivesomesortofanalyticview;inorderthatitmaybethemoreeasilydiscoveredifanywhichoughttohavebeeninsertedareomitted;andthat,withregardtothosewhichareinserted,itmaybeseenhowtheydifferandagree。

  Inthefirstplace,theymaybedistinguishedintoprimaryandsecondary:

  thosemaybetermedprimary,whichoperateimmediatelyofthemselves:thosesecondary,whichoperatenotbutbythemediumoftheformer。Tothislatterheadbelongthecircumstancesofsex,age,stationinlife,education,climate,lineage,government,andreligiousprofession:therestareprimary。

  Theseagainareeitherconnateoradventitious:thosewhichareconnate,areradicalframeofbodyandradicalframeofmind。

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