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The Philosophy of the Moral Feelings

The Philosophy of the Moral Feelings

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PART III.

OF THE MORAL PRINCIPLE, OR CONSCIENCE 155
Proofs of the Existence of Conscience as a Distinct Principle of the mind 156
Nature of its Operation as the Regulating Principle 157
Analogy between it and Reason 158
Its Influence in conveying an Impression of the Moral Attributes of the Deity 163
Knowledge derived from this Source 164
Comparison of the Divine Attributes with the Actual State of Man 167
Difficulties arising from this Comparison removed only by the Christian Revelation 169
Mental Process by which the Regulating Power of Conscience is Impaired or Lost 172
Influence of this Condition upon the Judgment in regard to Moral Truth 176
Influence of Attention in Moral Decisions 179
Man's responsibility for his belief 182
Important relation between Moral Emotions and voluntary Intellectual Processes 183


APPENDIX TO PART III.

§ 1.—Of the Origin and Immutability of Moral Distinctions and Theories of Morals 190
Origin of Our Idea of Virtue and Vice 193
System of Mandeville 195
System of Clarke and Wollaston 197
System of Utility 198
Selfish System 199
System of Paley 201
Defect of these Systems in not acknowledging the Supreme Authority of Conscience 206
Objections to the belief of a uniformity of Moral Feeling which have been founded on the practices of barbarous nations 216
System of Dr. Smith, or Theory of Sympathy 219
Province of Reason in Moral Decisions 222
Remarks on the Observations of some late Writers respecting the Corruption of Conscience 227
 
§ 2.—Of the Harmony of the Moral Feelings 231
Consistency of Character arising from this Harmony,—and Defects of Character to which it is opposed 237


PART IV.

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