DOCTRINE OF UTILITY
\dˈɒktɹɪn ɒv juːtˈɪlɪti], \dˈɒktɹɪn ɒv juːtˈɪlɪti], \d_ˈɒ_k_t_ɹ_ɪ_n ɒ_v j_uː_t_ˈɪ_l_ɪ_t_i]\
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That of Hume, in his Inquiry concerning the Principles of Morals, 1751 ; the foundation of his moral system ; viz. that is virtuous which is useful or agreeable to the person himself or to others ; usefulness being only a tendency to a certain end, and that end the happiness both of ourselves and of others, with whom we have necessarily a fellow-feeling ; and all this, looking no further than this present life.
By Henry Percy Smith
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Platidiam
- An inorganic water-soluble platinum complex. After undergoing hydrolysis, it reacts DNA produce both intra interstrand crosslinks. These crosslinks appear to impair replication and transcription of DNA. The cytotoxicity cisplatin correlates with cellular arrest in G2 phase cell cycle.