Preface
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 Consisting of Three Parts
Section I - Of the Sense of Merit and Demerit
Introduction
Chap. 1 - 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
Notes
Part III - Of the Foundation of our Judgments concerning our own Sentiments and Conduct, and of the Sense of Duty Consisting of 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 Influences and Authority of Conscience
Chap. III (continued) - Of the Influences 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 of our conduct; and in what cases it ought to concur with other motives
Part IV - Of the Effect of Utility upon the Sentiment of Approbation Consisting of 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 Consisting of 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 Consisting of Three Sections
Section I - Of the Character of the Individual, so far as it affects his own Happiness; or of Prudence
Introduction
Of the Character of the Individual, so far as it affects his own Happiness; or of Prudence
Section II - 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
Section III - Of Self-command
Chap. 1
Chap. 1 continued
Chap. II - Of the order in which Societies are by nature recommended to our Beneficence
Chap. III - Of universal Benevolence
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