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Sympathy or association of ideas & Reason enlarges the scope of deeds, which the most elevated men approve or disapprove — No doubt restricting the mankind of same tribe will be the first & simplest guiding rule.—

p. 57, 69,

p 20, 34

97 & 99 anything can be taught

103. 104-114, 123, 124, 126.

143, 156

(I had better avoid all allusion to Utilitarian or intuitive theory & allusion to leaders & just give my views)

How chastity has come to be so widely approved in most nations is another question. It must have been a weak feeling with the Grecians — Jealousy of wife or affianced bride wd lead to it however.—

Lecky Hist of Europæan Morals Vol. I.

97 pernicious admiration of great conqueror

104 instances of acts, horrid, formerly thought innocent

109 Chasity on early virtue— self sacrifice

124 immorality of savagesuntrustworthy !

143 changes of standards of virtue in civilised nations.

(Courage) Mademoiselle Clem Royer

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Although so much has been written on the moral sense by many able men, who have deeply studied the subject, I cannot avoid saying a few words on the subject under our present point of views. Many animals have social instincts besides man. The social instincts are chiefly shown by a pleasure in each others society, without any good being thus derived. How misery a horse or dog is when shut up separately. the social instinct led animals to a certain extent to attend to each others good - warn of danger –aid monkeys - Heroic acting -Generally Habit or pleasure or pain of fear &c &c

Many instincts have originally arisen from being beneficial - whether a Habit or a selected quality, for a habit would hardy be favoured if not good for a social animal. What answer wd a sceptical intuitionist make to question, why he sacrifices see p.  69 - himself for another's good - would it simply be because he feels he ought - This has often been a blind guide - Revenge with an Arab.-

Lecky, William Edward Hartpole. 1869. History of European morals from Augustus to Charlemagne. 2 vols. London: Longmans, Green, and Co. vol. 1 PDF vol. 2 PDF Darwin cited this in Descent 1: 96-7. n28: "Lecky, 'History of European Morals,' vol. i. 1869, p. 109."