PART Ⅰ OF the PROPRIETY of ACTION 9
SECTION Ⅰ Of the SENSE of PROPRIETY P 9
CHAP．Ⅰ Of SYMPATHY 9
CHAP．Ⅱ Of the Pleasure of mutual Sympathy 13
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 16
CHAP．Ⅳ The same subject continued 19
CHAP．Ⅴ Of the amiable and respectable virtues 23
SECTION Ⅱ Of the Degrees of the different Passions which are consistent with Propriety 27
CHAP．Ⅰ Of the Passions which take their origin from the body 27
CHAP．Ⅱ Of those Passions which take their origin from a particular turn or habit of the Imagination 31
CHAP．Ⅲ Of the unsocial Passions 34
CHAP．Ⅳ Of the social Passions 38
CHAP．Ⅴ Of the selfish Passions 40
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 43
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 43
CHAP．Ⅱ Of the origin of Ambition,and of the distinction of Ranks 50
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 61
PART Ⅱ Of MERIT and DEMERIT;or of the Objects of REWARD and PUNISHMENT 67
SECTION Ⅰ Of the SENSE of MERIT and DEMERIT 67
CHAP．Ⅰ 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 67
CHAP．Ⅱ Of the proper objects of gratitude and resentment 69
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 71
CHAP．Ⅳ Recapitulation of the foregoing chapters 73
CHAP．Ⅴ The analysis of the sense of Merit and Demerit 74
SECTION Ⅱ Of Justice and Beneficence 78
CHAP．Ⅰ Comparison of those two virtues 78
CHAP．Ⅱ Of the sense of ？ustice,of Remorse,and of the consciousness of Merit 82
CHAP．Ⅲ Of the utility of this constitution of Nature 85
SECTION Ⅲ Of the Influence of Fortune upon the Sentiments of Mankind,with regard to the Merit or Demerit of Actions 92
CHAP．Ⅰ Of the causes of this Influence of Fortune 94
CHAP．Ⅱ Of the extent of this In fluence of Fortune 97
CHAP．Ⅲ Of the final cause of this Irregularity of Sentiments 104
PART Ⅲ Of the Foundation of our Judgments concerning our own Sentiments and Conduct,and of the Sense of Duty 109
CHAP．Ⅰ Of the Principle of Self-approbation and of Self-disapprobation 109
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 113
CHAP．Ⅲ Of the Influence and Authority of Conscience 134
CHAP．Ⅳ Of the Nature of Self-deceit,and of the Origin and Use of general Rules 156
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 161
CHAP．Ⅵ In what cases the Sense of Duty ought to be the sole principle of our conduct;and in what cases it ought to concur with other motives 171
PART Ⅳ Of the EFFECT of UTILITY upon the Sentiment of Approbation 179
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 179
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 187
PART Ⅴ Of the INFLUENCE of CUSTOM and FASHION upon the Sentiments of Moral Approbation and Disapprobation 194
CHAP．Ⅰ Of the Influence of Custom and Fashion upon our notions of Beauty and Deformity 194
CHAP．Ⅱ Of the Influence of Custom and Fashion upon Moral Sentiments 200
PART Ⅵ Of the CHARACTER of VIRTUEINTRODUCTION 212
SECTION Ⅰ Of the Character of the Individual,so far as it affects his own Happiness;or of Prudence 212
SECTION Ⅱ Of the Character of the Individual,so far as it can affect the Happiness of other PeopleINTRODUCTION 218
CHAP．Ⅰ Of the Order in which Individuals are recommended by Nature to our Care and Attention 219
CHAP．Ⅱ Of the Order in which Societies are by Nature recommended to our Beneficence 227
CHAP．Ⅲ Of universal Benevolence 235
SECTION Ⅲ Of Self-command 237
CONCLUSION of the SIXTH PART 262
PART Ⅶ Of SYSTEMS of MoRAL PHILOSOPHY 265
SECTION Ⅰ Of the Questions which ought to be examined in a Theory of Moral Sentiments 265
SECTION Ⅱ Of the different Accounts which have been given of the Nature of VirtueINTRODUCTION 266
CHAP．Ⅰ Of those Systems which make Virtue consist in Propriety 267
CHAP．Ⅱ Of those Systems which make Virtue consist in Prudence 294
CHAP．Ⅲ Of those Systems which make Virtue consist in Benevolence 300
CHAP．Ⅳ Of licentious Systems 306
SECTION Ⅲ Of the different Systems which have been formed concerning the Principle of ApprobationINTRODUCTION 314
CHAP．Ⅰ Of those Systems which deduce the Principle of Approbation from Self-love 315
CHAP．Ⅱ Of those Systems which make Reason the Principle of Approbation 318
CHAP．Ⅲ Of those Systems which make Sentiment the Principle of Approb-ation 321
SECTION Ⅳ Of the Manner in which different Authors have treated of the practical Rules of Morality 327