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The Essays of Adam Smith

Adam Smith · Public domain text

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Author
Adam Smith (1723–1790)
Language
English
Subjects
Ethics
Length
242,775 words · about 17 h
Sections
14 reader sections · Table of contents
Contents (14)

The opening of Part II

OF MERIT AND DEMERIT; OR, OF THE OBJECTS OF REWARD AND PUNISHMENT.

SEC. I. Of the Sense of Merit and Demerit--Introduction 61

CH. I. That whatever appears to be the proper Object
of Gratitude, appears to deserve Reward; and that,
in the same Manner, whatever appears to be the
proper Object of Resentment, appears to deserve
Punishment . . . . . . 61-63 {6}
CH. II. Of the proper Objects of Gratitude and
Resentment . . . . . . 63-65
CH. III. That where there is no Approbation of the
Conduct of the Person who confers the Benefit,
there is little Sympathy with the Gratitude of
him who receives it: and that, on the contrary,
where there is no Disapprobation of the Motives
of the Person who does the Mischief, there is
no sort of Sympathy with the Resentment of him
who suffers it . . . . . . 65-67
CH. IV. Recapitulation of the foregoing Chapters . 67-68
CH. V. The Analysis of the Sense of Merit and Demerit 68-70

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