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A Dissertation On Duelling by Richard Hey. This philosophical tract examines the practice of private duelling through the lenses of equity between individuals, social order, courage, magnanimity, virtue, and honour. Hey questions whether fights conducted on supposedly fair terms can be justified by private vengeance or pride, arguing that justice must be administered by the state and that duelling undermines public safety, justice, and moral integrity. The work problematizes the notion of achieving personal satisfaction or reparation through deadly combat, and it critiques the idea that perceived courage or honour can sanction violence. Structured into six parts, the treatise analyzes duelling's effects on individual conduct, societal law, and the cultivation of virtue, ultimately advocating abolition of the practice in favor of lawful, humane redress. The 1801 edition republishes Hey’s arguments with editorial commentary, framing the case against duelling within a broader moral and legal critique of private violence.
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