Colophon

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To the Right Reverend Father In God, Edward, Lord Bishop of Elphin

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The Subscribers

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Contents

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Preface

pp xvii-lxiv

Book I - Concerning the Constitution of Human Nature, and the Supreme Good

CHAP. 1 - Of the Constitution of Human Nature and its Powers; and first, the Understanding, Will, and Passions

pp 1-14

CHAP. 2 - Concerning the siner Powers of Perception

pp 15-37

CHAP. 3 - Concerning the ultimate Determinations of the Will, and benevolent Affections

pp 38-52

CHAP. 4 - Concerning the Moral Sense, or Faculty of perceiving Moral Excellence, and its Supreme Objects

pp 53-79

CHAP. 5 - The sense of Honour and Shame explain'd. The universal Influence of the Moral Sense, and that of Honour; and their Uniformity

pp 79-99

Book I: Part II - An Enquiry into the Supreme Happiness of Mankind

CHAP. 6 - How far the several Sensations, Appetites, Passions and Affections, are in our Power

pp 100-116

CHAP. 7 - A Comparison of the several forts of Enjoyment, and the opposite forts of Uneasiness, to find their Importance to Happiness

pp 116-148

CHAP. 8 - A Comparison of the several Tempers and Characters in point of Happiness or Misery

pp 148-168

CHAP. 9 - The Duties toward God; and first, of just Sentiments concerning his Nature

pp 168-208

CHAP. 10 - The Affections, Duty, and Worship, to be exercised toward the Deity

pp 209-220

CHAP. 11 - The Conclusion of this Book, shewing the way to the Supreme Happiness of our Nature

pp 221-226

Book II - Containing a Deduction of the more special Laws of Nature, and Duties of Life, previous to Civil Government, and other adventitious States

CHAP. 1 - The Circumstances which encrease or diminish the Moral Good or Evil of Actions

pp 227-237

CHAP. 2 - General Rules of Judging about the Morality of Actions, from the Affections exciting to them, or opposing them

pp 238-251

CHAP. 3 - The general Notions of Rights and Laws explained; with their Divisions

pp 252-279

CHAP. 4 - The different States of Men. The State of Liberty not a State of War. The way that private Rights are known. The Necessity of a Social Life

pp 280-292

CHAP. 5 - The private Rights of Men; first, such as are called Natural; and the natural Equality of Men

pp 293-308

CHAP. 6 - The adventitious Rights, real, and perfonal. Property or Dominion

pp 309-323

CHAP. 7 - The Means of acquiring Property. How far it extends. In what Subjects it refides

pp 324-339

CHAP. 8 - Concerning derived Property, and the Ways of alienating or transferring it

pp 340-358