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The Philosophy of Moral Feelings

The Philosophy of Moral Feelings

by John Abercrombie

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Author
Abercrombie, John, 1780-1844
Title
The Philosophy of the Moral Feelings
Credits
Produced by Thierry Alberto, Janet Blenkinship and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at www.pgdp.net
Language
English
LoC Class
BJ: Philosophy, Psychology, Religion: Ethics, Social usages, Etiquette, Religion
Subject
Ethics
Category
Text
eBook-No.
22364
Project Gutenberg
https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/22364
Release Date
August 21, 2007
Copyright
Public domain in the USA.

Contents

  1. 1.THE PHILOSOPHY OF THE MORAL FEELINGS. — BY
  2. 2.JOHN ABERCROMBIE, M.D. Oxon. & Edin. — V. P. R. S. E. — FELLOW OF THE ROYAL COLLEGE OF PHYSICIANS OF EDINBURGH; MEMBER OF THE ROYAL ACADEMY OF MEDICINE OF FRANCE; AND FIRST PHYSICIAN TO HER MAJESTY IN SCOTLAND.
  3. 3.PREFACE.
  4. 4.CONTENTS.
  5. 5.PRELIMINARY OBSERVATIONS. — SECTION I. — NATURE AND IMPORTANCE OF THE SCIENCE OF THE MORAL FEELINGS. — SECTION II. — FIRST TRUTHS IN THE SCIENCE OF THE MORAL FEELINGS.
  6. 6.THE PHILOSOPHY OF THE MORAL FEELINGS.
  7. 7.PART I. — THE DESIRES—THE AFFECTIONS—AND SELF-LOVE. — SECTION I. — SECTION II. — SECTION III.
  8. 8.PART II
  9. 9.PART III. — APPENDIX TO PART III.
  10. 10.PART IV.
  11. 11.PRELIMINARY OBSERVATIONS.
  12. 12.NATURE AND IMPORTANCE OF THE SCIENCE OF THE MORAL FEELINGS.
  13. 13.OF FIRST TRUTHS IN THE PHILOSOPHY OF THE MORAL FEELINGS.
  14. 14.OF THE MORAL FEELINGS.
  15. 15.OF THE DESIRES, THE AFFECTIONS, AND SELF-LOVE.
  16. 16.THE DESIRES.
  17. 17.The Affections.
  18. 18.I. JUSTICE.
  19. 19.II. COMPASSION AND BENEVOLENCE.
  20. 20.III. Veracity.
  21. 21.IV. FRIENDSHIP, LOVE, AND GRATITUDE.
  22. 22.V. PATRIOTISM.
  23. 23.VI. THE DOMESTIC AFFECTIONS.
  24. 24.THE DEFENSIVE AFFECTIONS.
  25. 25.SELF-LOVE.
  26. 26.PART II.
  27. 27.OF THE WILL.
  28. 28.PART III.
  29. 29.OF THE MORAL PRINCIPLE, OR CONSCIENCE.
  30. 30.§ I.—OF THE ORIGIN AND IMMUTABILITY OF MORAL DISTINCTIONS AND THEORIES OF MORALS.
  31. 31.§ II.—OF THE HARMONY OF THE MORAL FEELINGS.
  32. 32.PART IV.
  33. 33.OF THE MORAL RELATION OF MAN TOWARDS THE DEITY. — THE END. — FOOTNOTES

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