道德情操论

PART 1 Of the PROPRIETY of ACTION

SECTION I Of the See of Propriety

CHAPTER 1 Of Sympathy

CHAPTER 2 Of the Pleasure of mutual Sympathy

CHAPTER 3 Of the manner in which we judge of the propriety or impropriety of the Affectio of other Men， by their concord or dissonance with our own

CHAPTER 4 The same subject continued

CHAPTER 5 Of the amiable and respectable virtues

SECTION II Of the Deg rees of the different Passio which are coistent with

Propriety

INTRODUCTION

CHAPTER 1 Of the Passio which take their origin from the body

CHAPTER 2 Of those Passio which take their origin from a particular turn or

habit of the Imagination

CHAPTER 3 Of the uocial Passio

CHAPTER 4 Of the social Passio

CHAPTER 5 Of the selfish Passio

SECTION III Of the Effects of Prosperity and Advelty upon the Judgement 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

CHAPTER 1 That though our sympathy with sorrow is generally a more lively

seation than our sympathy with joy， it commonly falls much more

short of the violence of what is naturally felt by the peon principally

concerned

CHAPTER 2 Of the origin of Ambition， and of the distinction of Ranks

CHAPTER 3 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 peo of poor and mean condition

PART 2 Of MERIT and DEMERIT； or of the OBJECTS of REWARD and

PUNISHMENT

SECTION I Of the See of Merit and Demerit

INTRODUCTION

CHAPTER 1 That whatever appea to be the proper object of gratitude appea to deserve reward； and that， in the same manner， whatever appea to be he proper object of resentment， appea to deserve punishment

CHAPTER 2 Of the proper objects of gratitude and resentment

CHAPTER 3 That where there is no approbation of the conduct of the peon who confe 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 peon who does the mischief， there， is no sort of sympathy with the resentment of him who suffe it

CHAPTER 4 Recapitulation of the foregoing chapte

CHAPTER 5 The analysis of the see of Merit and Demerit

SECTION II Of Justice and Beneficence

CHAPTER 1 Comparison of those two virtues

CHAPTER 2 Of the see of Justice， of Remoe， and of the cociousness of Merit

CHAPTER 3 Of the utility of this cotitution of Nature

SECTION III Of the Influence of Fortune upon the Sentiments of Mankind， with regard to the Merit or Demerit of Actio

INTRODUCTION

CHAPTER 1 Of the causes of this Influence of Fortune

CHAPTER 2 Of the extent of this Influence of Fortune

CHAPTER 3 Of the final cause of this Irregularity of Sentiments

PART 3 Of the FOUNDATION of our JUDGMENTS concernlng our own SENTIMENTS and CONDUCT， and of the SENSE of DUTY

CHAPTER 1 Of the Principle of Self-approbation and of Self-disapprobation

CHAPTER 2 Of the love of Praise， and of that of Praise-worthiness； and of thedread of Blame， and of that of Blame-worthiness

CHAPTER 3 Of the Influence and Authority of Cocience

CHAPTER 4 Of the Nature of Self-deceit， and of the Origin and Use of general Rules

CHAPTER 5 Of the influence and authority of the general Rules of Morality， andthat they are justly regarded as the Laws of the Deity

CHAPTER 6 In what cases the See of Duty ought to be the sole principle of ourconduct； and in what cases it ought to concur with other motives

PART 4 Of the EFFECT of UTILITY upon the SENTIMENT of APPROBATION

CHAPTER 1 Of the beauty which the appearance of Utility bestows upon all the productio of art， and of the exteive influence of this species-of Beauty

CHAPTER 2 Of the beauty which the appearance of Utility bestows upon the characte and actio of men； and how far the perception of this beauty may be regarded as one of the original principles of approbation

PART 5 Of the INFLUENCE of CUSTOM and FASHION upon the SENTIMENTS of MORAL APPROBATION and DISAPPROBATION

CHAPTER 1 Of the Influence of Custom and Fashion upon our notio of Beauty and Deformity

CHAPTER 2 Of the Influence of Custom and Fashion upon Moral Sentiments

PART 6 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

SECTION II Of the Character of the Indlvldual， so far as it can affect the Happiness of other People

INTRODUCTION

CHAPTER 1 Of the Order in which Individuals are recommended by Nature to out Care and Attention

CHAPTER 2 Of the Order in which Societies are by Nature recommended to out Beneficence

CHAPTER 3 Of univeal Benevolence

SECTION III Of Self-command

CONCLUSION OFTHE SIXTH PART

PART 7 Of SYSTEMS of MORAL PHILOSOPHY

SECTION I Of the Questio which ought to be examined in a Theory of Moral Sentiments

SECTION II Of the different Accounts which have been Oiven of the Nature of Virtue

INTRODUCTION

CHAPTER 1 Of those Systems which make Virtue coist in Propriety

CHAPTER 2 Of those Systems which make Virtue coist in Prudence

CHAPTER 3 Of those Systems which make Virtue coist in Benevolence

CHAPTER4 Of licentious Systems

SECTION III Of the different Systems which have been formed concerning， the Principle of Approbation

INTRODUCTION

CHAPTER 1 Of those Systems which deduce the Principle of Approbation from Self-love

CHAPTER 2 Of those Systems which make Reason the Principle of Approbation

CHAPTER 3 Of those Systems which make Sentiment the Principle of Approbation

SECTION IV Of the Manner in which different Autho have treated of the practical Rules of Morality

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