The Theory of Moral Sentiments: Or, an Essay Towards an Analysis of the Principles by which Men Naturally Judge Concerning the Conduct and Character, First of Their Neighbours, and Afterwards of Themselves. To which is Added, a Dissertation on the Origin of LanguagesJ.J. Tourneisen, 1793 - 543 стор. |
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... founded upon a fympathy or correfpondence of this kind . I fhall give an instance in things of a very frivolous nature , because in them the judge- ments of mankind are lefs apt to be perverted by wrong fyftems . We may often approve of ...
... founded upon a fympathy or correfpondence of this kind . I fhall give an instance in things of a very frivolous nature , because in them the judge- ments of mankind are lefs apt to be perverted by wrong fyftems . We may often approve of ...
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... founded , even in those cafes in which that sympathy does not actually take place ; and the general rules derived from our pre- ceding experience of what our fentiments would commonly correfpond with , correct upon this , as upon many ...
... founded , even in those cafes in which that sympathy does not actually take place ; and the general rules derived from our pre- ceding experience of what our fentiments would commonly correfpond with , correct upon this , as upon many ...
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... founded . After all this , however , the emotions of the spectator will still be very apt to fall short of the violence of what is felt by the fufferer . Mankind , though naturally fympathetic , never conceive , for what has befallen ...
... founded . After all this , however , the emotions of the spectator will still be very apt to fall short of the violence of what is felt by the fufferer . Mankind , though naturally fympathetic , never conceive , for what has befallen ...
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... founded two different fets of virtues . The foft , the gentle , the amiable virtues , the virtues of candid condefcenfion and indulgent humanity , are founded upon the one : the great , the awful and respectable , the virtues of self ...
... founded two different fets of virtues . The foft , the gentle , the amiable virtues , the virtues of candid condefcenfion and indulgent humanity , are founded upon the one : the great , the awful and respectable , the virtues of self ...
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... founded upon a peculiar relifh for all the little pleasures which common occurrences afford . We readily fympathize with it : it infpires us with the fame joy , and makes every trifle turn up to us in the fame agreeable aspect in which ...
... founded upon a peculiar relifh for all the little pleasures which common occurrences afford . We readily fympathize with it : it infpires us with the fame joy , and makes every trifle turn up to us in the fame agreeable aspect in which ...
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actions admiration affection againſt agreeable almoſt altogether appear applauſe approve arifes ariſe averfion becauſe behaviour beſtowed breaſt cafe caſe cauſe circumftances conduct confequences confider confiderable confifts contempt contrary crime deferve defire degree deſpiſe difagreeable diſapprobation eaſe eaſily endeavour eſteem exceffive excite expoſed fame manner fatisfaction feel feems feldom fellow-feeling felves fenfe fenfible fentiments fhould firft firſt fituation fociety fome meaſure fometimes foon forrow fpectator friends ftill fuch fufferer fuperior fuppofed fupport furely fympathy gratitude greateſt greatneſs happineſs higheſt himſelf human imagination impartial ſpectator indignation injuftice intereft itſelf juft juftice juſt laft leaſt lefs mankind merit misfortune moft moſt motives muft muſt natural neceffarily neceffary never notwithſtanding obferved occafions otherwiſe ourſelves paffions pain perfon pleaſed pleaſure praiſe proper object propriety puniſhment purpoſe reaſon refentment regard render reſpect rules ſcarce ſee ſeems ſenſe ſome ſuch themſelves theſe thofe thoſe UNIVE uſe virtue weakneſs whofe whoſe wiſhes
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