The object of self-love is expressed in... by Joseph Butler

Sense philosopher Heart Ethics Morality

The object of self-love is expressed in the term self; and every appetite of sense, and every particular affection of the heart, are equally interested or disinterested, because the objects of them all are equally self or somewhat else.

- Joseph Butler

Other quotes by Joseph Butler

Happiness Nature

Happiness or satisfaction consists only in the enjoyment of those objects which are by nature suited to our several particular appetites, passions, and affections.

- Joseph Butler

Nature Being

Self-love then does not constitute THIS or THAT to be our interest or good; but, our interest or good being constituted by nature and supposed, self-love only puts us upon obtaining and securing it.

- Joseph Butler

Injustice May

The tongue may be employed about, and made to serve all the purposes of vice, in tempting and deceiving, in perjury and injustice.

- Joseph Butler

Time World

The Epistles in the New Testament have all of them a particular reference to the condition and usages of the Christian world at the time they were written.

- Joseph Butler

Love

Love of our neighbour, then, has just the same respect to, is no more distant from, self-love, than hatred of our neighbour, or than love or hatred of anything else.

- Joseph Butler

Actions Desire Will

Things and actions are what they are, and the consequences of them will be what they will be: why then should we desire to be deceived?

- Joseph Butler

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