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Essays on Principles of Morality and Natural Religion.
Title:
Essays on Principles of Morality and Natural Religion.
Author:
Home, Henry.
ISBN:
9781614878209
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Edition:
3rd ed.
Physical Description:
1 online resource (305 pages)
Series:
Natural Law Paper
Contents:
Henry Home, Lord Kames, Essays on the Principles of Morality and Natural Religion -- Front Matter -- Title Page -- Copyright Details -- Table of Contents -- Introduction, p. ix -- Essays on the Principles of Morality and Natural Religion -- Preface to the Former Editions, p. 3 -- Preface to the Present Edition, p. 5 -- Table of Contents, p. 7 -- Essays on the Principles of Morality and Natural Religion Part I -- Essay I. Our Attachment to Objects of Distress, p. 11 -- Essay II. Foundation and Principles of Morality, p. 23 -- Introduction, p. 23 -- Chapter I. Foundation of Morality, p. 24 -- Chapter II. Moral Sense, p. 26 -- Chapter III. Duty and Obligation, p. 30 -- Chapter IV. Different Ranks of Moral Virtues, p. 37 -- Chapter V. Principles of Action, p. 40 -- Chapter VI. Justice and Injustice, p. 46 -- Chapter VII. Primary Laws of Nature, p. 55 -- Chapter VIII. Law of Nations, p. 61 -- Chapter IX. Various Opinions concerning the Foundation of Morality, p. 66 -- Essay III. Liberty and Necessity, p. 97 -- Essay IV. Personal Identity, p. 125 -- Appendix. Containing the Substance of a Pamphlet Wrote in Defence of the Third Essay, p. 131 -- Essays on the Principles of Morality and Natural Religion Part II -- Essay I. Belief, p. 143 -- Essay II. External Senses, p. 149 -- Section I. Perceptions of External Sense, p. 149 -- Section II. Substance and Quality, p. 150 -- Section III. Primary and Secondary Qualities, p. 154 -- Section IV. Veracity of the External Senses, p. 157 -- Essay III. Different Theories of Vision, p. 165 -- Essay IV. Matter and Spirit, p. 179 -- Essay V. Power, Cause and Effect, p. 185 -- Essay VI. Knowledge of Future Events, p. 193 -- Essay VII. Dread of Supernatural Powers in the Dark, p. 197 -- Essay VIII. Knowledge of the Deity, p. 201 -- Appendix. Significant Variant Readings, p. 237 -- Bibliography, p. 265 -- Index, p. 269.
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Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, Michigan : ProQuest Ebook Central, 2017. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest Ebook Central affiliated libraries.
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