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satisfaction of liis iiatiirnl wants ov wliicli gives 

 him sensation of uneasiness, pain or fear. 



He judges in this wa^' because it is an in- 

 stinctive law mth all animals tliat they should 

 seek pleasure, i. e. things wliich procure them sen- 

 sations of pleasure and alloAV them to satisfy tlieir 

 natural wants — which satisfaction is accompanied 

 by a sensation of pleasure — and should flee pain, 

 i. e. flee the things which give tliem sensations of 

 uneasiness, real physical pain or fear, which are 

 accompanied by a sensation of displeasure or pain, 

 and those which prevent them from satisfying their 

 natural and instinctive wants. 



These are the criteria of his judgments. He jud- 

 ges (food the man who gives him food and drink 

 and caresses him and is useful to him in any way 

 and gives him pleasure, and he loves and wishes 

 for that man. He judges had the man avIio pre- 

 vents liim from satisfying his natural wants, who 

 ill-treats him and gives him associations of pain, 

 and he dislikes lam, seeks to flee him if he is timid 

 and to resist and attack him if lie is spirited. 



From this fact arises the necessity for us, if we 



