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6. Selfish Theory of Morals,
5. Modified Form of that Theory. Second Objection to it,
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12. Both these Sects compelled to adopt the Idea of a
Future Retribution,
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15. Human Actions the original Subject-matter of Moral
Judgment,
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16. Composite Nature of Actions. Event and Motive,
17. Use of the Terms Right and Wrong, Virtuous and
Vicious, Good and Bad,
18. Positive and Negative Actions,
19. Definition of Wrong Actions,
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20. Positive and Negative Sense of the Terms Pleasure
and Pain,
21. Definition and Classification of Right Actions,
22. The Classification of Acts externally considered, de-
pendent on their Results,
23. Characteristics of Praiseworthy, Indifferent, and Wrong
Actions, restated,
24. Proofs of those Characteristics drawn from Moral Codes, 14
25. They appertain to what are called Duties to Others.
26. They appertain to what are called Duties to Ourselves,
27. How Duties to Ourselves affect Others,
Foundation,
28. Application of this Idea to the Case of Imprudence,
29. To the Case of Intemperance in general,
30. To the Case of Gluttony,
31. To the Case of Intoxication,
32. To the Case of Incontinence,
33. To the Case of Economy,
34. Duties to God. Mystic Hypothesis. Its Origin and
35. Origin of Religious Worship,
36. How Acts of Worship acquired the Character of Moral
Duties,
37. Progress of Spiritualism,
38. Mystic Theory of Morals,
39. Amalgamation of the Mystic and Selfish Theories,
40. Theory of Utility, or of Interest well understood,
41. Objections to that Theory,
42. Alleged Law of Human Action on which the Selfish Theory is founded,
the Deity,
43. Mystic Application of the Doctrine of Selfishness to
44. Paradox of Self-sacrifice thence resulting,
45. Divergent Schools of Semi-mystic Moralists to which
that Paradox gives rise,
46. Examination of the Selfish Theory,
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47. Corrected Statement of the Law of Human Action,
48. Scholastic Notion of Happiness inconsistent with Facts, 34
49. True Sense of the Word Happiness as descriptive of
what is attainable,
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50. Necessary Connexion between Perception and Emotion, 36
51. List of simple, original Emotions,
54. Hopes and Fears, their Influence upon Action,
55. General Direction of human Action,
56. Pleasures and Pains of Activity. Their Agency. Wea-
riness, Ennui,
57. Difference in this Respect between the Child and the
Man, the Savage and the Civilized, the Educated and
the Uneducated,
58. Sentiment of Benevolence. Love, Humanity,
59. Classification of Actions as Disinterested and Selfish,
60. Ambiguous Use of the Term Self-interest,
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61. Sentiment of Benevolence the Source of Moral Distinc-
tions,
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62. Difference between Good and Evil in general, and Mor-
al Good and Evil, .
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63. Reasons of the superior Rank assigned to Emotions of
Benevolence,
64. Plausibility thence resulting to the Selfish Theory,
65. Reason why many benevolent Men adopted that Theory, 48
66. Service they have rendered to practical Morals,
67. Selfish Defenders of Disinterestedness,
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70. Required Modifications of the Disinterested Theory of
Morals,
71. Moral Estimate of Actions (looking to the Event) which
produce complex Results,
72. Moral Classification of Actions (looking to the Motive),
as Meritorious, Obligatory, Indifferent, Permissible, and
Criminal,
73. Considerations which determine this Classification stat-
ed in five Propositions,
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these Propositions,
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CHAPTER II.
LAWS OF THE OPERATION OF THE SENTIMENT OF BENEVO- LENCE, AND OF THE OTHER PRINCIPAL EMOTIONS WHICH
MODIFY OR CONTROL IT.
1. Proposed Method of establishing and illustrating the
above five Propositions,
4. Complaint owes its Efficacy to that Law,
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2. First Law of the Action of the Sentiment of Benevolence, 59
3. Consequences of that Law,
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5. Pains ordinarily superior in Force to the Sentiment of
6. Second Law of the Action of the Sentiment of Benevo-
lence,
7. Sentiment of Malevolence. Law of its Action. Anger,
Retaliation, Revenge,
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8. Mutual Relations of the Sentiments of Malevolence and
9. Origin of Punishments,
10. Variations in the Force of the Sentiment of Malevolence,
11. Objects of that Sentiment,
15. Third Law of the Action of the Sentiment of Benevo-
lence, .
16. Effect of visible Beauty upon Benevolence,
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17. Effect upon Benevolence produced by the Voice and
Faculty of Speech,
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18. Effect of the Sexual Sentiment upon Benevolence. Love, 72
19. Effect of Admiration upoħ Benevolence. Romantic Love,
Loyalty, Devotion, Indifference, Ennui, Contempt,
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20. Origin of Attachments or Friendships. Benefits,
21. Effect of Benevolence upon Benevolence. Gratitude,
22. Coloring thence afforded to the Selfish Theory of Morals, 77
23. Sentiment of Self-comparison. Law of its Action,
24. Bashfulness, Pride, Vanity, Modesty, Humility,
25. Politeness, Flattery, Sycophancy, Popularity,
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26. Various other Influences of the Sentiment of Self-com-
parison,
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