The principles of moral and political philosophy /
| Main Author: | |
|---|---|
| Corporate Author: | |
| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
| Published: |
Indianapolis, Ind. :
Liberty Fund,
©2002.
|
| Subjects: | |
| Online Access: | http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&AN=520673 |
Table of Contents:
- Foreword / D.L. Le Mahieu
- Letter to the Bishop of Carlisle / William Paley
- Bk. I. Preliminary Considerations
- 1. Definition and Use of the Science
- 2. The Law of Honour
- 3. The Law of the Land
- 4. The Scriptures
- 5. The Moral Sense
- 6. Human Happiness
- 7. Virtue
- Bk. II. Moral Obligation
- 1. The Question, Why Am I Obliged to Keep My Word? Considered
- 2. What We Mean, When We Say a Man Is Obliged to Do a Thing
- 3. The Question, Why Am I Obliged to Keep My Word? Resumed
- 4. The Will of God
- 5. The Divine Benevolence
- 6. Utility
- 7. The Necessity of General Rules
- 8. The Consideration of General Consequences Pursued
- 9. Of Right
- 10. The Division of Rights
- 11. The General Rights of Mankind
- Bk. III. Relative Duties
- pt. I. Of Relative Duties Which Are Determinate
- 1. Of Property
- 2. The Use of the Institution of Property
- 3. The History of Property
- 4. In What the Right of Property Is Founded
- 5. Promises
- 6. Contracts
- 7. Contracts of Sale
- 8. Contracts of Hazard
- 9. Contracts of Lending of Inconsumable Property
- 10. Contracts Concerning the Lending of Money
- 11. Contracts of Labour
- Service
- 12. Contracts of Labour
- Commissions
- 13. Contracts of Labour
- Partnership
- 14. Contracts of Labour
- Offices
- 15. Lies
- 16. Oaths
- 17. Oath in Evidence
- 18. Oath of Allegiance
- 19. Oaths Against Bribery in the Election of Members of Parliament
- 20. Oath Against Simony
- 21. Oaths to Observe Local Statutes
- 22. Subscription to Articles of Religion
- 23. Wills
- pt. II. Of Relative Duties Which Are Indeterminate, and of the Crimes Opposite to These
- 1. Charity
- 2. Charity
- The Treatment of Our Domestics and Dependants
- 3. Slavery
- 4. Charity
- Professional Assistance
- 5. Charity
- Pecuniary Bounty
- 6. Resentment
- 7. Anger
- 8. Revenge
- 9. Duelling
- 10. Litigation
- 11. Gratitude
- 12. Slander.
- pt. III. Of Relative Duties Which Result from the Constitution of the Sexes, and of the Crimes Opposed to These
- 1. Of the Public Use of Marriage Institutions
- 2. Fornication
- 3. Seduction
- 4. Adultery
- 5. Incest
- 6. Polygamy
- 7. Divorce
- 8. Marriage
- 9. Of the Duty of Parents
- 10. The Rights of Parents
- 11. The Duty of Children
- Bk. IV. Duties to Ourselves
- 1. The Rights of Self-Defence
- 2. Drunkenness
- 3. Suicide
- Bk. V. Duties Towards God
- 1. Division of These Duties
- 2. Of the Duty and of the Efficacy of Prayer, so far as the Same Appear from the Light of Nature
- 3. Of the Duty and Efficacy of Prayer, as Represented in Scripture
- 4. Of Private Prayer, Family Prayer, and Public Worship
- 5. Of Forms of Prayer in Public Worship
- 6. Of the Use of Sabbatical Institutions
- 7. Of the Scripture Account of Sabbatical Institutions
- 8. By What Acts and Omissions the Duty of the Christian Sabbath Is Violated
- 9. Of Reverencing the Deity
- Bk. VI. Elements of Political Knowledge
- 1. Of the Origin of Civil Government
- 2. How Subjection to Civil Government Is Maintained
- 3. The Duty of Submission to Civil Government Explained
- 4. Of the Duty of Civil Obedience, as Stated in the Christian Scriptures
- 5. Of Civil Liberty
- 6. Of Different Forms of Government
- 7. Of the British Constitution
- 8. Of the Administration of Justice
- 9. Of Crimes and Punishments
- 10. Of Religious Establishments and of Toleration
- 11. Of Population and Provision; and of Agriculture and Commerce, as Subservient Thereto
- 12. Of War and Military Establishments.