PART I
OF the PROPRIETY of ACTION
SECTION I
Of the SENSE of PROPRIETY p. 9
CHAP. I "Of "SYMPATHY 9
CHAP. I I "Of the Pleasure of mutual Sympathy" 13
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" 16
CHAP. IV "The same subject continued" 19
CHAP.V "Of the amiable and respectable virtues" 23 SECTION II
Of the Degrees of the different Passions which are consistent with Propriety 27
CHAP. I "Of the Passions which take their origin from the body" 27
CHAP. II "Of "those Passions "which take their origin from a particular turn or habit of the Imagination" 31
CHAP. III "Of the unsocial Passions" 34
CHAP. IV "Of the social Passions" 38
CHAP. V "Of the" selfish "Passions" 40 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 43
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" 43
CHAP. II "Of the origin of" Ambition, " and of the distinction of Ranks" 50
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" 61 PART II
Of MERIT and DEMERIT; or of the Objects of REWARD and PUNISHMENT SECTION I
Of the SENSE of MERIT and DEMERIT 67
CHAP. I "That" whatever" appears to be the proper object of gratitude appear to deserve reward; and that, in the same manner, whatever appears to be the proper object of resentment, appears to deserve punishment " 67
CHAP. II "Of" the" proper objects of gratitude and resentment" 69
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 " 71
CHAP. IV "Recapitulation of the foregoing chapters" 73
CHAP. V "The analysis of the sense of Merit and Demerit" 74 SECTION II
Of Justice and Beneficence 78
CHAP. I Comparison "of those two virtues" 78
CHAP. II Of "the sense of Justice, of Remorse, and of the consciousness of Merit" 82
CHAP. III "Of the utility of this constitution of Nature" 85 SECTION III
Of the Influence of Fortune upon the Sentiments of Mankind, with regard to the Merit or Demerit of Actions 92
CHAP. I "Of the causes of this" Influence "of Fortune" 94
CHAP. II "Of the" extent "of this Influence of Fortune" 97
CHAP. III "Of the final cause of this Irregularity of Sentiments" 104 PART III
Of the Foundation of our Judgments concerning our own Sentiments and Conduct, and of the Sense of Duty
CHAP. I "Of the Principle of Self-approbation and of Self-disapprobation" 109
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" 113
CHAP. III "Of the Influence and Authority of Conscience" 134
CHAP. IV "Of the Nature of Self-deceit, and of the Origin and Use of general Rules" 156
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 "161
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" 171 PART IV
Of the EFFECT of UTILITY upon the Sentiment of Approbation
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" 179
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" 187 PART V
Of the INFLUENCE of CUSTOM and FASHION upon the Sentiments of Moral Approbation and Disapprobation
CHAP. I "Of the" Influence "of Custom and Fashion upon our notions of Beauty and Deformity "194
CHAP. II "Of the" Influence "of Custom and Fashion upon Moral Sentiments" 200 PART VI
Of the CHARACTER of VIRTUE
INTRODUCTION 212 SECTION I
Of the Character of the Individual, so far as it affects his own Happiness; or of Prudence 212 SECTION II
Of the Character of the Individual, so far as it can affect the Happiness of other People
INTRODUCTION 218
CHAP. I "Of the" Order "in which Individuals are recommended by Nature to our Care and Attention" 219
CHAP. II "Of the" Order" in which Societies are by Nature recommended to our Beneficence "227
CHAP. III "Of" universal "Benevolence" 235 SECTION III
Of Self-command 237
CONCLUSION of the SIXTH PART 262 PART VII
Of SYSTEMS of MORAL PHILOSOPHY SECTION I
Of the Questions which ought to be examined in a Theory of Moral Sentiments 265 SECTION II
Of the different Accounts which have been given of the Nature of Virtue
INTRODUCTION 266
CHAP. I "Of those Systems which make Virtue consist in Propriety" 267
CHAP. II "Of those Systems which make Virtue consist in Prudence "294
CHAP. III "Of those Systems which make Virtue consist in Benevolence "300
CHAP. IV "Of licentious Systems" 306 SECTION III
Of the different Systems which have been formed concerning the Principle of Approbation
INTRODUCTION 314
CHAP. I "Of those Systems which deduce the Principle of Approbation from" Self-love 315
CHAP. II "Of those Systems which make Reason the Principle of Approbation" 318
CHAP. III "Of those Systems which make Sentiment the Principle of Approbation" 321 SECTION IV
Of the Manner in which different Authors have treated of the practical Rules of Morality 327