The Theory of Moral Sentiments

The Theory of Moral Sentiments
	ADVERTISEMENT
	PART I: Of the PROPRIETY of ACTION
		SECTION I: Of the SENSE of PROPRIETY
			CHAP. I: Of SYMPATHY
			CHAP. II: Of the Pleasure of mutual Sympathy
			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
			CHAP. IV: The same subject continued
			CHAP. V: Of the amiable and respectable virtues
		SECTION II: Of the Degrees of the different Passions which are consistent with Propriety
			INTRODUCTION
			CHAP. I: Of the Passions which take their origin from the body
			CHAP. II: Of those Passions which take their origin from a particular turn or habit of the Imagination
			CHAP. III: Of the unsocial Passions
			CHAP. IV: Of the social Passions
			CHAP. V: Of the selfish Passions
		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
			CHAP. II: Of the origin of Ambition, and of the distinction of Ranks
			CHAP. III: Of the corruption of our moral sentiments, which is occasioned by this disposition to admire the rich and the great, and to despise or neglect persons of poor and mean condition
	PART II: Of MERIT and DEMERIT; or, of the Objects of REWARD and PUNISHMENT
		SECTION I: Of the SENSE of MERIT and DEMERIT
			INTRODUCTION
			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
			CHAP. II: Of the proper objects of gratitude and resentment
			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
			CHAP. IV: Recapitulation of the foregoing chapters
			CHAP. V: The analysis of the sense of Merit and Demerit
		SECTION II: Of Justice and Beneficence
			CHAP. I: Comparison of those two virtues
			CHAP. II: Of the sense of Justice, of Remorse, and of the consciousness of Merit
			CHAP. III: Of the utility of this constitution of Nature
		SECTION III: Of the Influence of Fortune upon the Sentiments of Mankind, with regard to the Merit or Demerit of Actions
			INTRODUCTION
			CHAP. I: Of the causes of this Influence of Fortune
			CHAP. II: Of the extent of this Influence of Fortune
			CHAP. III: Of the final cause of this Irregularity of Sentiments
	PART III: Of the Foundation of our Judgments concerning our own Sentiments and Conduct, and of the Sense of Duty
		(One Section)
			CHAP. I: Of the Principle of Self-approbation and of Self-disapprobation
			CHAP. II: Of the love of Praise, and of that of Praise-worthiness; and of the dread of Blame, and of that of Blame-worthiness
			CHAP. III: Of the Influence and Authority of Conscience
			CHAP. IV: Of the Nature of Self-deceit, and of the Origin and Use of general Rules
			CHAP. V: Of the influence and authority of the general Rules of Morality, and that they are justly regarded as the Laws of the Deity
			CHAP. VI: In what cases the Sense of Duty ought to be the sole principle of our conduct; and in what cases it ought to concur with other motives
	PART IV: Of the EFFECT of UTILITYT upon the Sentiment of Approbation
		(One Section)
			CHAP. I: Of the beauty which the appearance of UTILITY bestows upon all the productions of art, and of the extensive influence of this species of Beauty
			CHAP. II: Of the beauty which the appearance of Utility bestows upon the characters and actions of men; and how far the perception of this beauty may be regarded as one of the original principles of approbation
	PART V: Of the INFLUENCE of CUSTOM and FASHION upon the Sentiments of Moral Approbation and Disapprobation
		(One Section)
			CHAP. I: Of the Influence of Custom and Fashion upon our Notions of Beauty and Deformity
			CHAP. II: Of the Influence of Custom and Fashion upon Moral Sentiments
	PART VI: Of the CHARACTER of VIRTUE
		INTRODUCTION
		SECTION I: Of the Character of the Individual, so far as it affects his own Happiness; or of Prudence
		Of the Character of the Individual, so far as it can affect the Happiness of other People
			INTRODUCTION
			CHAP. I: Of the Order in which Individuals are recommended by Nature to our care and attention
			CHAP. II: Of the order in which Societies are by nature recommended to our Beneficence
			CHAP. III: Of universal Benevolence
		SECTION III: Of Self-command
		CONCLUSION of the SIXTH PART
	PART VII: Of Systems of MORAL PHILOSOPHY
		SECTION I: Of the Questions which ought to be examined in a Theory of Moral Sentiments
		SECTION II: Of the different Accounts which have been given of the Nature of Virtue
			INTRODUCTION
			CHAP. I: Of those Systems which make Virtue consist in Propriety
			CHAP. II: Of those Systems which make Virtue consist in Prudence
			CHAP. IIIOf those Systems which make Virtue consist in Benevolence
			CHAP. IV: Of licentious Systems
		SECTION III: Of the different Systems which have been formed concerning the Principle of Approbation
			INTRODUCTION
			CHAP. I: Of those Systems which deduce the Principle of Approbation from Self-love
			CHAP. II: Of those Systems which make Reason the Principle of Approbation
			CHAP. III: Of those Systems which make Sentiment the Principle of Approbation
		SECTION IV: Of the Manner in which different Authors have treated of the practical Rules of Morality