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The Theory of Moral Sentiments Or, an Essay Towards an Analysis of the Principles by Which Men Naturally Judge Concerning the Conduct and Character, First of Their Neighbours, and Afterwards of Themselves. to Which Is Added, a Dissertation on the Origin of Languages. · Project Gutenberg EPUB3 edition

Contents for The Theory of Moral Sentiments Or, an Essay Towards an Analysis of the Principles by Which Men Naturally Judge Concerning the Conduct and Character, First of Their Neighbours, and Afterwards of Themselves. to Which Is Added, a Dissertation on the Origin of Languages., Project Gutenberg EPUB3 edition

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57 sections in this edition

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  1. THETHEORYOF MORAL SENTIMENTS; OR, AN ESSAY TOWARDS An Analysis of the Principles by which Men naturally judge concerning the Conduct and Character, first of their Neighbours, and afterwards of THEMSELVES. TO WHICH IS ADDED, A DISSERTATION ON THE ORIGIN OF LANGUAGES. OEBPS/4684416748645988249_67363-h-0.htm.xhtml#element-2
  2. Part THETHEORYOF MORAL SENTIMENTS; OR, AN ESSAY TOWARDS An Analysis of the Principles by which Men naturally judge concerning the Conduct and Character, first of their Neighbours, and afterwards of THEMSELVES. TO WHICH IS ADDED, A DISSERTATION ON THE ORIGIN OF LANGUAGES. OEBPS/4684416748645988249_67363-h-0.htm.xhtml#node-4
  3. CONTENTS. OEBPS/4684416748645988249_67363-h-1.htm.xhtml#element-3
  4. PART I. Of the PROPRIETY of ACTION. OEBPS/4684416748645988249_67363-h-2.htm.xhtml#element-4
  5. SECTION I. Of the Sense of Propriety. CHAP. I. Of Sympathy. OEBPS/4684416748645988249_67363-h-2.htm.xhtml#pgepubid00003
  6. Other CHAP. II. Of the Pleasure of mutual Sympathy. OEBPS/4684416748645988249_67363-h-2.htm.xhtml#pgepubid00005
  7. Other CHAP. III. Of the manner in which we judge of the propriety or impropriety of the affections of other men, by their concord or dissonance with our own. OEBPS/4684416748645988249_67363-h-2.htm.xhtml#pgepubid00006
  8. Other CHAP. IV. The same subject continued. OEBPS/4684416748645988249_67363-h-2.htm.xhtml#pgepubid00007
  9. Other CHAP. V. Of the amiable and respectable virtues. OEBPS/4684416748645988249_67363-h-2.htm.xhtml#pgepubid00008
  10. SECTION II. Of the degrees of the different passions which are consistent with propriety. INTRODUCTION. OEBPS/4684416748645988249_67363-h-2.htm.xhtml#pgepubid00009
  11. Other CHAP. I. Of the passions which take their origin from the body. OEBPS/4684416748645988249_67363-h-2.htm.xhtml#pgepubid00011
  12. Other CHAP. II. Of those passions which take their origin from a particular turn or habit of the imagination. OEBPS/4684416748645988249_67363-h-2.htm.xhtml#pgepubid00012
  13. Other CHAP. III. Of the unsocial passions. OEBPS/4684416748645988249_67363-h-2.htm.xhtml#pgepubid00013
  14. Other CHAP. IV. Of the social passions. OEBPS/4684416748645988249_67363-h-2.htm.xhtml#pgepubid00014
  15. Other CHAP. V. Of the selfish passions. OEBPS/4684416748645988249_67363-h-2.htm.xhtml#pgepubid00015
  16. SECTION III. Of the effects of prosperity and adversity upon the judgment of mankind with regard to the propriety of action; and why it is more easy to obtain their approbation in the one state than in the other. CHAP. I. That though our sympathy with sorrow is generally a more lively sensation than our sympathy with joy, it commonly falls much more short of the violence of what is naturally felt by the person principally concerned. OEBPS/4684416748645988249_67363-h-2.htm.xhtml#pgepubid00016
  17. Other CHAP. II. Of the origin of ambition, and of the distinction of ranks. OEBPS/4684416748645988249_67363-h-2.htm.xhtml#pgepubid00018
  18. CHAP. III. Of the stoical philosophy. OEBPS/4684416748645988249_67363-h-3.htm.xhtml#element-5
  19. PART II. Of Merit and Demerit; or, of the Objects of Reward and Punishment. OEBPS/4684416748645988249_67363-h-4.htm.xhtml#element-6
  20. SECTION I. Of the sense of merit and demerit. INTRODUCTION. OEBPS/4684416748645988249_67363-h-4.htm.xhtml#pgepubid00021
  21. Other CHAP. I. That whatever appears to be the proper object of gratitude, appears to deserve reward; and that, in the same manner, whatever appears to be the proper object of resentment, appears to deserve punishment. OEBPS/4684416748645988249_67363-h-4.htm.xhtml#pgepubid00023
  22. Other CHAP. II. Of the proper objects of gratitude and resentment. OEBPS/4684416748645988249_67363-h-4.htm.xhtml#pgepubid00024
  23. Other CHAP. III. That where there is no approbation of the conduct of the person who confers the benefit, there is little sympathy with the gratitude of him who receives it: and that, on the contrary, where there is no disapprobation of the motives of the person who does the mischief, there is no sort of sympathy with the resentment of him who suffers it. OEBPS/4684416748645988249_67363-h-4.htm.xhtml#pgepubid00025
  24. Other CHAP. IV. Recapitulation of the foregoing Chapters. OEBPS/4684416748645988249_67363-h-4.htm.xhtml#pgepubid00026
  25. Other CHAP. V. The analysis of the sense of merit and demerit. OEBPS/4684416748645988249_67363-h-4.htm.xhtml#pgepubid00027
  26. SECTION II. Of justice and beneficence. CHAP. I. Comparison of those two virtues. OEBPS/4684416748645988249_67363-h-4.htm.xhtml#pgepubid00028
  27. Other CHAP. II. Of the sense of justice, of remorse, and of the consciousness of merit. OEBPS/4684416748645988249_67363-h-4.htm.xhtml#pgepubid00030
  28. Other CHAP. III. Of the utility of this constitution of nature. OEBPS/4684416748645988249_67363-h-4.htm.xhtml#pgepubid00031
  29. SECTION III. Of the influence of fortune upon the sentiments of mankind, with regard to the merit or demerit of actions. INTRODUCTION. OEBPS/4684416748645988249_67363-h-4.htm.xhtml#pgepubid00032
  30. Other CHAP. I. Of the causes of this influence of fortune. OEBPS/4684416748645988249_67363-h-4.htm.xhtml#pgepubid00034
  31. Other CHAP. II. Of the extent of this influence of fortune. OEBPS/4684416748645988249_67363-h-4.htm.xhtml#pgepubid00035
  32. Other CHAP. III. Of the final cause of this irregularity of sentiments. OEBPS/4684416748645988249_67363-h-4.htm.xhtml#pgepubid00036