A Table of the Springs of Action

Jeremy Bentham

No. X. PLEASURES and PAINS,
—of Sympathy.
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Corresponding Interest, Interest of the HEART: viz. more or less expanded, expansive, comprehensive—
in proportion to the Number of the Persons whose Welfare is the object of the Desire.
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Corresponding MOTIVES—with Names,

 —I. Neutral: viz.

I. —Towards this or that determinate INDIVIDUAL—

1. Sympathy.
2. Fellow-feeling.
3. Good-will.
4. Friendship.

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5. Personal attachment, affection, regard, kindness, tenderness, fondness.

II.—Towards this or that DOMESTIC, or other comparatively PRIVATE Circle—
1. Family, domestic, parental, social attachment, &c.—as above.

III.—Towards the POLITICAL Community at large—
1. National attachment.
2. National zeal.

IV.—Towards MANKIND at large—
1. Sympathy, fellow-feeling, good-will, regard, kindness—for or towards—mankind, the human species, the race of men, &c.—in general.

 —II. Eulogistic: viz.

(Mostly names of permanent moral qualities—)

I.—Towards this or that INDIVIDUAL—

1. Kindness.
2. Good-nature.
3. Amieableness.
4. Complacency.
5. Benignity.
6. Tenderness.
7. Loving-kindness.

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8. Affability.
9. Courteousness.
10. Urbanity.

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11. Pity.
12. Compassion.
13. Commiseration.
14. Charity.

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15. Mercy.
16. Clemency.
17. Long-suffering.
18. Forbearance.
19. Humanity.

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20. Kindheartedness.
21. Tenderheartedness
22. Goodness of heart.

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23. Gratitude.

II.—Towards this or that comparatively PRIVATE Circle—no otherwise than as above.

—II. Eulogistic continued:

III.—Towards the POLITICAL Community, or Nation, at large—
1. Patriotism.
2. Public spirit.
3. Public zeal.
4. Love of country.

IV.—Towards MANKIND at large—
1. Philanthropy.
2. General, universal, all-embracing, all-comprehensive—benevolence, beneficence, kindness, &c. (See Cols. 1. & 2 .)

—III. Dyslogistic: viz.

I.—Towards this or that INDIVIDUAL—

1. Partiality.
2. Favouritism.
3. Partial attachment, &c.—(See Cols. 1. and 2.)

II.—Towards this or that comparatively PRIVATE Circle—
1. Family partiality.

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2. Party attachment, favour, affection, prejudice, prepossession, zeal, spirit, rage, madness.
3. Spirit of faction.
4. Corporation spirit.

III.—Towards the POLITICAL Community at large.
1. Nationality.

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2. National partiality, prejudice, prepossession.

IV.—Towards MANKIND at large—

None.

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