RECORD: Darwin, C. R. [1869]. Annotations on Wallace, The origin of moral intuitions, 1869. CUL-DAR80.B178. Edited by John van Wyhe (Darwin Online, http://darwin-online.org.uk/)

REVISION HISTORY: Transcribed by Christine Chua and edited by John van Wyhe 10.2021. RN1

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Wallace, A. R. 1869. The origin of moral intuitions. Scientific Opinion 2 (46): 336-337.

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Truth

It is not the utility, but the rule & approval of fellow man [always] truth shd be valued by some natives more than by others, one can tell no more than about the nature not of second point, but common [illeg] points.

Utility is by no means the sole governing


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