John Gay and the Birth of Utilarianism - Volume 30 Issue 1
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- JOHN GAY AND THE BIRTH OF UTILARIANISM
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- JOHN GAY AND THE BIRTH OF UTILARIANISM
- JOHN GAY AND THE BIRTH OF UTILARIANISM
- JOHN GAY AND THE BIRTH OF UTILARIANISM
- JOHN GAY
JOHN GAY AND THE BIRTH OF UTILARIANISM
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Abstract This article ncerns John Gay's 1731 say ‘Prelimary Dissertatn Concerng the Fundamental Prciple of Virtue or Moraly’. Gay unrtak two tasks here, the first of which is to supply a crern of virtue. In other words: Gay is the first utilarian.
While some scholars have taken an tert Gay's say, a staed treatment of s ntents do not exist, spe s acknowledged fluence on Hume, Hartley, Jam Mill, and John Stuart Mill.
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This article ncerns John Gay's 1731 say 'Prelimary Dissertatn Concerng the Fundamental Prciple of Virtue or Moraly'. Gay unrtak two tasks here, the first of which is to supply a crern of virtue. I argue that he is * john gay utilitarianism *
Harris, Jonathan, ‘Gay, John (1699–1745)’, Oxford Dictnary of Natnal Bgraphy, <> (2004)Google Scholar. Acrdg to William Paley, Edmund Law said about Gay that ‘no man knew the Bible or the works of Locke better’ (Paley, William, ‘A Short Memoir of the Life of Edmund Law’, The Works of William Paley, D. Gay, John, ‘Prelimary Dissertatn Concerng the Fundamental Prciple of Virtue or Moraly’, An Essay on the Orig of Evil, Kg, William, ed.
JOHN GAY AND THE BIRTH OF UTILARIANISM
This article ncerns John Gay’s 1731 say ‘Prelimary Dissertatn Concerng the Fundamental Prciple of Virtue or Moraly’. Gay unrtak two tasks here, the first of which is to supply a crern ... * john gay utilitarianism *
Although Gay's say is often regnized as a semal text the history of ethics, is often treated a cursory manner.
JOHN GAY AND THE BIRTH OF UTILARIANISM
Downloadable! This article ncerns John Gay's 1731 say ‘Prelimary Dissertatn Concerng the Fundamental Prciple of Virtue or Moraly’. Gay unrtak two tasks here, the first of which is to supply a crern of virtue. I argue that he is the first morn philosopher to claim that universal happs is the aim of moral actn. In other words: Gay is the first utilarian. His send task is to expla the source of moral motivatn. He draws upon the prcipl of associatn to argue (a) that we velop benevolent motiv by associatg the ia of our happs wh that of others and (b) that we e to approve of benevolence by regnizg that our happs is extribly nnected wh the general happs. While some scholars have taken an tert Gay's say, a staed treatment of s ntents do not exist, spe s acknowledged fluence on Hume, Hartley, Jam Mill, and John Stuart Mill. * john gay utilitarianism *
One may fd spic that Gay draws on the ncept of terted obligatn to fend his view that happs is the crern of virtue.
I do not ny that there may be somethg qutn-beggg Gay's argument, though discsg here would take too far afield.
Two thgs n be said Gay's favour.
JOHN GAY AND THE BIRTH OF UTILARIANISM
Send, Gay's general strategy at this pot of the argument is to provi a amework to arbrate the disput between the other moralists. Gay, ‘Prelimary Dissertatn’, p. While Gay's assumptn that God wills the happs of his creatn seems sensible, is theologilly ntroversial for his time.
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For example, Gay is out of step wh certa domant forms of Prottantism of which he was no doubt aware (Prbyterianism and the Reformed tradn, generally).