Essays on Principles of Morality and Natural Religion

Front Matter......Page 1
Title Page......Page 5
Contents, p. vii......Page 7
Introduction, p. ix......Page 9
Title Page......Page 21
Preface to the Former Editions, p. 3......Page 23
Preface to the Present Edition, p. 5......Page 25
Contents, p. 7......Page 27
Part I......Page 29
Essay I. Our Attachment to Objects of Distress, p. 11......Page 31
Introduction, p. 23......Page 43
Chap. I. Foundation of Morality, p. 24......Page 44
Chap. II. Moral Sense, p. 26......Page 46
Chap. III. Duty and Obligation, p. 30......Page 50
Chap. IV. Different Ranks of Moral Virtues, p. 37......Page 57
Chap. V. Principles of Action, p. 40......Page 60
Chap. VI. Justice and Injustice, p. 46......Page 66
Chap. VII. Primary Laws of Nature, p. 55......Page 75
Chap. VIII. Law of Nations, p. 61......Page 81
Chap. IX. Various Opinions concerning the Foundation of Morality, p. 66......Page 86
Essay III. Liberty and Necessity, p. 97......Page 117
Essay IV. Personal Identity, p. 125......Page 145
Appendix. Containing the substance of a pamphlet wrote in defence of the third Essay, p. 131......Page 151
Part II......Page 161
Essay I. Belief, p. 143......Page 163
Sect. I. Perceptions of External Sense, p. 149......Page 169
Sect. II. Substance and Quality, p. 150......Page 170
Sect. III. Primary and Secondary Qualities, p. 154......Page 174
Sect. IV. Veracity of the External Senses, p. 157......Page 177
Essay III. Different Theories of Vision, p. 165......Page 185
Essay IV. Matter and Spirit, p. 179......Page 199
Essay V. Power, Cause and Effect, p. 185......Page 205
Essay VI. Knowledge of Future Events, p. 193......Page 213
Essay VII. Dread of Supernatural Powers in the Dark, p. 197......Page 217
Essay VIII. Knowledge of the Deity, p. 201......Page 221
Unity of the Deity, p. 217......Page 237
Benevolence of the Deity, p. 218......Page 238
Recapitulation, p. 229......Page 249
Appendix: Significant Variant Readings, p. 237......Page 257
Works Cited or Alluded to by Kames, p. 265......Page 285
Secondary Literature, p. 267......Page 287
Index, p. 269......Page 289
Colophon......Page 304