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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. — Adam Smith

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.

Adam Smith

  • Essays
  • Book language: English
  • 284 pages

The Theory of Moral Sentiments is Adam Smith’s philosophical work on how people judge conduct and character, first in others and then in themselves. It develops ideas of sympathy, propriety and the impartial spectator, and includes a dissertation on the origin of languages. It is worth listening to for its thoughtful account of moral life and human society.

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Contents

  1. THE THEORY OF MORAL SENTIMENTS; OR, AN ESSAY TOWARDS An Analysis of the Principles by which Men naturally judge concerni
  2. CONTENTS.
  3. PART I. Of the PROPRIETY of ACTION.
  4. PART II. Of Merit and Demerit; or, of the Objects of Reward and Punishment.
  5. PART III. Of the foundation of our judgments concerning our own sentiments and conduct, and of the sense of duty.
  6. PART IV. Of the Effect of Utility upon the sentiment of approbation.
  7. PART V. Of the Influence of Custom and Fashion upon the sentiments of moral approbation and disapprobation.
  8. PART VI. Of Systems of Moral Philosophy.
  9. CONSIDERATIONS Concerning the FIRST FORMATION OF LANGUAGES, AND THE Different Genius of original and compounded LANGUAGE
  10. THE FULL PROJECT GUTENBERG™ LICENSE

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