. Christian ethics : or, The true moral manhood and life of duty : a text-book for schools and colleges. CHAPTER END OF VIRTUOUS ACTION. THE fundamental question in deciding the nature of virtueis, AVhat is the supreme end or aim which the agent musthave in view in his action, in order that it may be virtuous ?What is the end which makes an act moral and binds theagent to its performance ? An End Essential. — It has been seen that the conception of an end,toward which the agent voluntarily directs his action, is essential tomoral action. There can be no such thing as rational intenti
. Christian ethics : or, The true moral manhood and life of duty : a text-book for schools and colleges. CHAPTER END OF VIRTUOUS ACTION. THE fundamental question in deciding the nature of virtueis, AVhat is the supreme end or aim which the agent musthave in view in his action, in order that it may be virtuous ?What is the end which makes an act moral and binds theagent to its performance ? An End Essential. — It has been seen that the conception of an end,toward which the agent voluntarily directs his action, is essential tomoral action. There can be no such thing as rational intention withoutsome end to which it is directed. An end has been defined to be thatfor the sake of which an action ia done. Hence it has been said to be,principium in intenlione et terminus in execulione Man sees and under-stands the connection between means and ends; he determines to attainthe ends by the use of the proper means; he deliberately adopts andfollows out the rules according to which the end may be attained. It iswhen he does this that his actions are regarded as rational actions. Distinct
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