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Record Nr.

UNINA9910812169503321

Autore

Kames Henry Home, Lord, <1696-1782.>

Titolo

Essays on the principles of morality and natural religion [[electronic resource] ] : several essays added concerning the proof of a deity / / Henry Home, Lord Kames ; edited and with an introduction by Mary Catherine Moran

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Indianapolis, Ind., : Liberty Fund, 2005

ISBN

1-61487-820-X

Edizione

[3rd ed., corrected and improved.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (305 p.)

Collana

Major works of Henry Home, Lord Kames

Natural law and enlightenment classics

Altri autori (Persone)

MoranMary Catherine

Disciplina

170

Soggetti

Ethics

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

""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 ""