The sum of the whole is plainly this: The nature of man considered in his single capacity, and with respect only to the present world, is adapted and leads him to attain the greatest happiness he can for himself in the present world.
-- Joseph Butler
   
Joseph Butler   Name:
Joseph Butler
Type:
Clergyman
Nationality:
English
Birth:
May 18, 1692
Death:
June 16, 1752
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