The Principles of Moral and Political Philosophy

Brett Smith, 1793 - 536 pages

PRELIMINARY CONSIDERATIONS CHAP 1 Definition and Ufe of the Science H The Law of Honour	1

The Law of the Land	3

The Scriptures	4

The Moral Senfe	6

Human Happineſs	14

Virtue	27

RELATIVE DUTIES	28

BOOK II	36

What we mean when we fay a Man is obliged	37

do a Thing The Queflion Why am I obliged to keep my Word? refumed IV The Will of God V The Divine Benevolence VI Utility 12346 47 14 27 ...	38

PART I	70

The Ufe of the Inftitution of Property	72

The Hiftory of Property	75

In what the Right of Property is founded	77

Promifes	83

Contracts	95

Contracts of Sale	96

VIII Contracts of Hazard	100

Contracts of lending of inconfumable Property	103

Contracts concerning the lending of Money	105

Contracts of LabourService III	111

Commiffions	115

Partnership	118

Offices	120

Lies	124

Oaths	128

Oaths in Evidence	134

Oaths of Allegiance	136

Oath against Bribery in the Election of Members of Parliament	140

Oath againfi Simony	141

Oaths to obferve local Statutes	144

Subfcription to Articles of Religion	146

XXIII Wills	148

BOOK III	155

Charity The Treatment of our Domeftics and De pendants	157

Slavery	159

Charity Profeſſional Affiftance	162

BOOK III	195

Fornication	198

Seduction	204

Adultery	207

Inceft	212

Polygamy	214

Of Divorce	218

Marriage	226

Of the Duty of Parents	230

The Rights of Parents	245

The Duty of Children	247

DUTIES TO OURSELVES AND THE CRIMES OPPOSITE TO THESE I The Rights of SelfDefence	254

Drunkennels	259

The Neceffity of General Rules VIII The Confideration of General Confequences purfued	264

BOOK	272

Of the Duty and Efficacy of Prayer as reprefented	281

N Of Forms of Prayer in Public Worſhip	292

Of the Ufe of Sabbatical Inftitutions	299

By what Acts and Omiffions the Duty of the Chriftian	316

воок VI	328

How Subjection to Civil Government is maintained	334

Of Right	335

The Duty of Submiffion to Civil Government explained	356

Of the Duty of Civil Obedience as flated in	365

Of the British Conflitution	371

The Divifion of Rights XI The General Rights of Mankind B 3	412

Of the Adminiftration of Justice	456

Of Population and Provifion and of Agriculture	520

Titre	The Principles of Moral and Political Philosophy
Auteur	William Paley
Édition	5
Éditeur	Brett Smith, 1793
Original provenant de	Université d'État de l'Ohio
Numérisé	31 juil. 2014
Longueur	536 pages

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