A Manual of Moral Philosophy: With Quotations and References for the Use of Students (Classic Reprint)

Excerpt from A Manual of Moral Philosophy: With Quotations and References for the Use of Students

Moral philosophy proposes to direct and regulate human actions as Right or Wrong.

Action is Opposed to passion; but both imply power, - power to originate or produce change, or power to receive or undergo change. Passive virtue and Active power are both recognized.

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