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"The Theory of Moral Sentiments"
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Date: 1759
"This order of passions, according to this system, was of a more generous and noble nature than the other. They were considered upon many occasions as the auxiliaries of reason, to check and restrain the inferior and brutal appetites. We are often angry at ourselves, it was observed, we often bec...
preview | full record— Smith, Adam (1723-1790)