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The Theory of Moral Sentiments

by Adam Smith

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  1. 1Contents
  2. 2Part I — Of the Propriety of Action — Section I — Of the Sense of P…
  3. 3Chap. II — Of the Pleasure of Mutual Sympathy
  4. 4Chap. III
  5. 5Chap. IV — The Same Subject Continued
  6. 6Chap. V — Of the Amiable and Respectable Virtues
  7. 7Section II — Of the Degrees of the Different Passions Which Are Con…
  8. 8Chap. I — Of the Passions Which Take Their Origin From the Body
  9. 9Chap. II
  10. 10Chap. III — Of the Unsocial Passions
  11. 11Chap. IV — Of the Social Passions
  12. 12Chap. V — Of the Selfish Passions
  13. 13Section III
  14. 14Chap. I
  15. 15Chap. II — Of the Origin of Ambition, and of the Distinction of Ranks
  16. 16Chap. III — Of the Stoical Philosophy
  17. 17Section I — Of the Sense of Merit and Demerit
  18. 18Chap. I
  19. 19Chap. II — Of the Proper Objects of Gratitude and Resentment
  20. 20Chap. III
  21. 21Chap. IV — Recapitulation of the Foregoing Chapters
  22. 22Chap. V — The Analysis of the Sense of Merit and Demerit
  23. 23Section II — Of Justice and Beneficence
  24. 24Chap. II — Of the Sense of Justice, of Remorse, and of the Consciou…
  25. 25Chap. III — Of the Utility of This Constitution of Nature
  26. 26Section III — Introduction
  27. 27Chap. I — Of the Causes of This Influence of Fortune
  28. 28Chap. II — Of the Extent of This Influence of Fortune
  29. 29Chap. III — Of the Final Cause of This Irregularity of Sentiments
  30. 30Part III — Chap. I — Of the Consciousness of Merited Praise or Blame
  31. 31Chap. II
  32. 32Chap. III
  33. 33Chap. IV
  34. 34Chap. I — Of the Beauty Which the Appearance of Utility Bestows Upo…
  35. 35Chap. II
  36. 36Chap. I — Of the Influence of Custom and Fashion Upon Our Notions o…
  37. 37Chap. II — Of the Influence of Custom and Fashion Upon Moral Sentim…
  38. 38Part VI — Of Systems of Moral Philosophy — Section I — Of the Quest…
  39. 39Section II — Of the Different Accounts Which Have Been Given of the…
  40. 40Chap. I — Of Those Systems Which Make Virtue Consist in Propriety
  41. 41Chap. II — Of Those Systems Which Make Virtue Consist in Prudence
  42. 42Chap. III — Of Those Systems Which Make Virtue Consist in Benevolence
  43. 43Chap. IV — Of Licentious Systems
  44. 44Section III — Of the Different Systems Which Have Been Formed Conce…
  45. 45Chap. I — Of Those Systems Which Deduce the Principle of Approbatio…
  46. 46Chap. II — Of Those Systems Which Make Reason the Principle of Appr…
  47. 47Chap. III — Of Those Systems Which Make Sentiment the Principle of…
  48. 48Section IV — Of the Manner in Which Different Authors Have Treated…
  49. 49Considerations — Concerning the First — Formation of Languages, and…

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