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The Philosophy of the Moral Feelings

by John Abercrombie

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Part III

Appendix to

§ 1.—Of the Origin and Immutability of Moral Distinctions and Theories of Morals 190
Origin of Our Idea of Virtue and Vice 193
System of Mandeville 195
System of Clarke and Wollaston 197
System of Utility 198
Selfish System 199
System of Paley 201
Defect of these Systems in not acknowledging the Supreme Authority of Conscience 206
Objections to the belief of a uniformity of Moral Feeling which have been founded on the practices of barbarous nations 216
System of Dr. Smith, or Theory of Sympathy 219
Province of Reason in Moral Decisions 222
Remarks on the Observations of some late Writers respecting the Corruption of Conscience 227
§ 2.—Of the Harmony of the Moral Feelings 231
Consistency of Character arising from this Harmony,—and Defects of Character to which it is opposed 237

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