Mydifficultywas,asIhavesaid,thatthisclaimofconscience,whetherutilitarianornot,hadtobeharmonisedwiththeclaimofRationalSelf-love;
andthatIvaguelysupposedButlertoavoidoroverride[thelatterclaim]。
Butreadinghimatthisstagewithmorecare,I
foundinhim,withpleasureandsurprise,aviewverysimilartothatwhichhaddevelopeditselfinmyownmindinstrugglingtoassimilateMillandKant。Ifoundheexpresslyadmittedthat``interest,myownhappiness,isamanifestobligation’’,andthat``ReasonableSelf-love’’[is``oneofthetwochieforsuperiorprinciplesinthenatureofman’’]。Thatis,herecogniseda``DualismoftheGoverningFaculty’’——orasIprefertosay``DualismofthePracticalReason’’,sincethe`authority’onwhichButlerlaidstressmustpresentitselftomymindastheauthorityofreason,beforeIcanadmitit。
Ofthismorepresently:whatInowwishtomakeclearisthatitwasonthisside——ifImaysosay——thatIenteredintoButler’ssystemandcameundertheinfluenceofhispowerfulandcautiousintellect。ButtheeffectofhisinfluencecarriedmeafurtherstepawayfromMill:forIwasledbyittoabandonthedoctrineofPsychologicalHedonism,andtorecognisetheexistenceof`disinterested’or`extra-regarding’