Anthony Ashley Cooper, third Earl of Shaftesbury [ Philosophy / Art and Literature / Aristocracy ]
… of Good-nature', the Earl found corresponding theological ideas in defense of ' Kindness , Friendship , Sociableness , Love of Company and Converse , Natural Affection ' as the foundation of virtue, genuine religion, and happiness ( Preface … meted out by God, Shaftesbury saw not virtue but craven, fearful self-interest: 'nothing which naturally drew us to the Love of what was without or beyond ‘ our-selves ’ ( Sensus Communis 56 [1.57]). In the Preface to Whichcote’s sermons, … social order that extends from one’s immediate relations, to the 'club', the nation, and finally to all of humanity: 'To love the Publick, to study universal Good, and to promote the Interest of the whole World, as far as lies within our …
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