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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. — John Shaqi

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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.

Name: 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.
Author: Smith, Adam

Smith, Adam

Ethics -- Early works to 1800; Language and languages -- Early works to 1800

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_                            ibid.

 CHAP. II. _Of the origin of ambition, and of the distinction of
   ranks_                                                             74

 CHAP. III. _Of the stoical philosophy_                               89


                                PART II.

    Of Merit and Demerit; or of the objects of reward and punishment.


                               SECTION I.

 Of the sense of merit and demerit                                    97

 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_                                     98

 CHAP. II. _Of the proper objects of gratitude and resentment_       102

 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_                        106

 CHAP. IV. _Recapitulation of the foregoing chapters_                109

 CHAP. V. _The analysis of the sense of merit and demerit_           112


                               SECTION II.

 Of justice and beneficence                                          119

 CHAP. I. _Comparison of those two virtues_                        ibid.

 CHAP. II. _Of the sense of justice, of remorse, and of the
   consciousness of merit_                                           126

 CHAP. III. _Of the utility of this constitution of nature_          132


                              SECTION III.

 Of the influence of fortune upon the sentiments of mankind, with
   regard to the merit or demerit of actions                         145

 CHAP. I. _Of the causes of this influence of fortune_               148

 CHAP. II. _Of the extent of this influence of fortune_              154

 CHAP. III. _Of the final cause of this irregularity of
   sentiments_                                                       167


                                PART III.

  Of the foundation of our judgments concerning our own sentiments and
                   conduct, and of the sense of duty.

 CHAP. I. _Of the consciousness of merited praise or blame_          173

 CHAP. II. _In what manner our own judgments refer to what ought
   to be the judgments of others: and of the origin of general
   rules_                                                            180

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.

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