Part �� Of the Propriety of Action

Section �� Of the Sense of Propriety

Chap �� Of Sympathy

Chap �� Of the Pleasure of mutual Sympathy

Chap �� 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 �� The same subject continued

Chap �� Of the amiable and respectable ��rtues

Section �� Of the Degrees of the different Passions which are consistent with Propriety Introduction

Chap �� Of the Passions which take their origin from the body

Chap �� Of those Passions which take their origin from a particular turn or habit of the Imagination

Chap �� Of the unsocial Passions

Chap �� Of the social Passions

Chap �� Of the selfish Passions

Section �� 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 �� That though our sympathy with sorrow is generally a more l��ely sensation than our sympathy with joy, it commonly falls much more short of the ��olence of what is naturally felt by the person principally concerned

Chap �� Of the origin of Ambition, and of the distinction of Ranks

Chap �� 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 �� Of Merit and Demerit; or, of the Objects of Reward and Punishment

Section �� Of the Sense of Merit and Demerit Introduction

Chap �� 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 �� Of the proper objects of gratitude and resentment

Chap �� 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 mot��es of the person who does the mischief, there is no sort of sympathy with the resentment of him who suffers it

Chap �� Recapitulation of the foregoing chapters

Chap �� The analysis of the sense of Merit and Demerit

Section �� Of Justice and Beneficence

Chap �� Comparison of those two ��rtues

Chap �� Of the sense of Justice, of Remorse, and of the consciousness of Merit

Chap �� Of the utility of this constitution of Nature

Section �� Of the Influence of Fortune upon the Sentiments of Mankind, with regard to the Merit or Demerit of Actions Introduction

Chap �� Of the causes of this Influence of Fortune

Chap �� Of the extent of this Influence of Fortune

Chap �� Of the final cause of this Irregularity of Sentiments

Part �� Of the Foundation of our Judgments concerning our own Sentiments and Conduct, and of the Sense of Duty

Chap �� Of the Principle of Self-approbation and of Self-disapprobation

Chap �� Of the love of Praise, and of that of Praise worthiness; and of the dread of Blame, and of that of Blame-worthiness

Chap �� Of the Influences and Authority of Conscience

Chap �� Of the Nature of Self-deceit, and of the Origin and Use of general Rules

Chap �� Of the influence and authority of the general Rules of Morality, and that they are justly regarded as the Laws of the Deity

Chap �� 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 �� Of the Effect of Utility upon the Sentiment of Approbation

Chap �� 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 �� 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