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LECTURE 8 FOUNDATION OF MORAL OBLIGATION THE PRACTICAL TENDENCY OF THE VARIOUS THEORIES It has already been observed that this is a highly practical question, and one of surpassing interest…

LECTURE 7 FOUNDATION OF MORAL OBLIGATION I now come to consider the philosophy which teaches that moral order is the foundation of moral obligation. But what is moral order? The…

LECTURE 6 FOUNDATION OF MORAL OBLIGATION I now enter upon the discussion of the theory, that the goodness, or moral excellence of God is the foundation of moral obligation. To…

LECTURE 5 FOUNDATION OF MORAL OBLIGATION The theory of Right as the foundation of obligation. In the examination of this philosophy I must begin by defining terms. What is right?…

LECTURE 4 FOUNDATION OF MORAL OBLIGATION In the discussion of this question, I will first state what is intended by the foundation, or ground, of obligation. I shall use the…

LECTURE 3 MORAL OBLIGATION Man is a subject of moral obligation. That man has intellect and sensibility, or the powers of knowing and feeling, has not, to my knowledge, been…

LECTURE 2 MORAL GOVERNMENT The primary idea of government, is that of direction, guidance, control by, or in accordance with, rule or law. All government is, and must be, either…

LECTURE 1 MORAL GOVERNMENT Law, in a sense of the term both sufficiently popular and scientific for my purpose, is a rule of action. In its generic signification, it is…