Hutcheson, Philosophiae moralis (2007)
Front matter
Title page
Contents, p. vii
Introduction, p. ix
Acknowledgements, p. xxiv
Abbreviations, p. xxv
General Note, p. xxvii
Original Title Page, p. xxviii
A Short Introduction ot Philosophy
Advertisement of the translator, p. 2
To the Students in Universities, p. 3
Contents, p. 7
Book I. The Elements of Ethicks
Chapter I. Of Human Nature and its Parts, p. 23
Chapter II. Concerning the Supreme Good, p. 52
Chapter III. Concerning the Chief Divisions of Virtue, p. 68
Chapter IV. Our Duties toward God, p. 76
Chapter V. Our Duties toward Mankind, p. 81
Chapter VI. Concerning our Duties toward Ourselves, and the Improvement of the Mind, p. 87
Chapter VII. Some Practical Considerations to Excite and Preserve the Study of Virtue, p. 97
Book II. Elements of the Law of Nature
Chapter I. Of the Law of Nature, p. 103
Chapter II. Of the Nature of Rights, and Their Several Divisions, p. 110
Chapter III. Concerning the Various Degrees of Virtue and Vice, and the Circumstances on which They Depend, p. 116
Chapter IV. Concerning the Natural Rights of Individuals, p. 127
Chapter V. Of Real Adventitious Rights and Property, p. 133
Chapter VI. The Methods of Acquiring Property, p. p. 137
Chapter VII. Of Derived Property, p. 145
Chapter VIII. The Methods of Transferring Property, Contracts, Succession, Testaments, p. 151
Chapter IX. Of Contracts in General, p. 155
Chapter X. Our Obligations in Speech, p. 169
Chapter XI. Of Oaths and Vows, p. 175
Chapter XII. Concerning the Values or Prices of Goods, p. 180
Chapter XIII. Of the Several Sorts of Contracts, p. 184
Chapter XIV. Obligations Resembling those from Contracts, p. 192
Chapter XV. Of Rights Arising from Damage Done, and the Rights of War, p. 196
Chapter XVI. Extraordinary Rights in Cases of Necessity, and the Common Rights of Mankind, p. 206
Chapter XVII. How Rights and Obligations Cease: How Controversies are to be Decided in Natural Liberty: and the Rules of Interpretation, p. 212
Book III. The Principles of Oeconomics and Politicks
Chapter I. Concerning Marriage, p. 217
Chapter II. The Duties of Parents and Children, p. 226
Chapter III. The Rights of Masters and Servants, p. 230
Chapter IV. The Original of Civil Government, p. 235
Chapter V. The INternal Structure of States: and the Several Parts of Supreme Power, p. 240
Chapter VI, Of the Various Plans of Government, p. 246
Chapter VII. The Right sof the Supreme Power: and the Methods of Acquiring it, p. 254
Chapter VIII. Of Civil Laws and their Execution, p. 266
Chapter IX. The Laws of War, p. 277
Chapter X. Of Treaties and Ambassadors, and the Entire Dissolution of States, p. 284
Bibliography of Ancient Literature referred to by Hutcheson, p. 291
Bibliography of Modern Literature, p. 293
Index, p. 297
