An Essay on the Influence of Authority in Matters of Opinion

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BoD – Books on Demand, 20 нояб. 2023 г. - Всего страниц: 332
Reprint of the original, first published in 1875.

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CONTENTS
1
CHAPTER II
7
Derivation of opinions from authority in matters of practice
13
Qualifications of an authority in matters of opinion
19
Differences of opinion as to the tradition of true doctrines from
54
Differences of opinion between Roman Catholics and Protestants as
60
In the absence of a general agreement the authority of each church
70
12
77
The value of proverbs as the expression of popular opinion
122
Importance of numerical preponderance as a fact
124
Its importance in political affairs 125
125
In language
126
But the popular taste is not the criterion of excellence in the arts
128
The control of public opinion over individuals in matters of taste ought to be exercised leniently
130
CHAPTER VII
132
NOTES to Chapter VII
166

cular confession
85
Mode of obtaining advice in the purchase of goods
87
Advice in joint deliberation
88
Deliberation relates to the future Extent of our powers of prediction
91
The advice of competent judges assists in determining the future and guiding action
98
The superstitious reject such advice and seek to determine the future by means of divination
99
Duty of counsellors to give honest advice
100
NOTE to Chapter V
107
CHAPTER VI
110
The authority of each competent judge is limited to his own class of subjects
113
Everybody is a competent judge on some subject
115
The prevalence of an opinion is not a proof of its soundness
116
Circumstances which give weight to a prevalent opinion
118
A high degree of knowledge and virtue cannot be formed by the aggre gation of numerous individuals of ordinary qualities
121
Objections to this theory as applied to government
175
Especially through the system of political representation
183
The representative system of government is founded on a compromise
191
ON THE PROPAGATION OF SOUND OPINIONS BY THE CREATION
197
By reward
204
By public instruction
211
Power of the state to promote truth in secular matters by literary
218
A government may countenance sound opinions by upholding good
224
Political parties
233
Reviews and literary journals Transactions of learned societies
245
APPENDIX
279
Necessity of caution in laying down general propositions respecting
289
Extent to which an independent opinion can be foruted by each person
305
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