In a section concerning "the utility of this constitution to Nature," this work notes that "society... cannot subsist among those who are at all times ready to hurt and injure one another." In this work's section dedicated to self-deceit, that faculty is considered the "fatal weakness of mankind;"in that same section, the author traces the "origin and use of general rules." The part of this work concerned with "merit and demerit" notes that to deserve reward, one must be "the natural object of gratitude," while the second section of its first p
In a section concerning "the utility of this constitution to Nature," this work notes that "society... cannot subsist among those who are at all times ready to hurt and injure one another." In this work's section dedicated to self-deceit, that faculty is considered the "fatal weakness of mankind;"in that same section, the author traces the "origin and use of general rules." The part of this work concerned with "merit and demerit" notes that to deserve reward, one must be "the natural object of gratitude," while the second section of its first part examines the social, unsocial, and selfish types of passions. The final section of this work observes that the fact that "virtue consist in benevolences is a notion supported by many appearances in human nature," and goes on to identify the author's mentor, Frances Hutcheson, as the strongest proponent of that view. For ten points, identify this book which attempts to give an account of ethical psychology, a 1759 work by Adam Smith.
In a section concerning "the utility of this constitution to Nature," this work notes that "society... cannot subsist among those who are at all times ready to hurt and injure one another.
The Theory of Moral Sentiments