Front cover image for Theory of morals : an inquiry concerning the law of moral distinctions and the variations and contradictions of ethical codes

Theory of morals : an inquiry concerning the law of moral distinctions and the variations and contradictions of ethical codes

Richard Hildreth (Author)
Print Book, English, 1844
Charles C. Little and James Brown, Boston, 1844
xix, 272 pages ; 20 cm
1181729
Part first, of moral distinctions in general : Moral classifications of actions
Laws of operation of the sentiment of benevolence, and of the other principal emotions which modify or control it
Of certain qualities or temperaments, called virtues, because they are essential to the performance of beneficial actions
Definitions of virtue
Of moral obligation, duty, rights, responsibility, merit, demerit, punishments, and rewards
Grounds of moral judgment as respects individual actions and actors
Part second, solution of moral problems, and conciliation of ethical codes : Of personal security, and the rights and duties relative to it
Rights of property, duties and crimes correlative to those rights
Of promises, contracts, and truth in general
Political duties
Of the unequal burden of duty imposed on women, and herein of chastity
Ascetic systems of morals
Mutual duties of relatives, friends, inferiors, superiors, enemies, and strangers
Duties of sympathy and self-respect
Duties to God, or religious duties
Morals a progressive science
Part third, connexion between happiness and virtue, and means of promoting both : Connexion between happiness and virtue
Means of raising the standard of morals
catalog.hathitrust.org Online version