Front matter — Rickaby, Moral Philosophy

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PART I.—ETHICS
CHAPTER I.—OF THE OBJECT-MATTER AND PARTITION OF MORAL PHILOSOPHY
CHAPTER II.—OF HAPPINESS
- Section I.—Of Ends
- Section II.—Definition of Happiness
- Section III.—Happiness open to Man
- Section IV.—Of the Object of Perfect Happiness
- Section V.—Of the use of the present life
CHAPTER III.—OF HUMAN ACTS
- Section I.—What makes a human act less voluntary
- Section II.—Of the determinants of Morality in any given action
CHAPTER IV.—OF PASSIONS
- Section I.—Of Passions in general
- Section II.—Of Desire
- Section III.—Of Delight
- Section IV.—Of Anger
CHAPTER V.—OF HABITS AND VIRTUES
- Section I.—Of Habit
- Section II.—Of Virtues in general
- Section III.—Of the difference between Virtues, Intellectual and Moral
- Section IV.—Of the Mean in Moral Virtue
- Section V.—Of Cardinal Virtues
- Section VI.—Of Prudence
- Section VII.—Of Temperance
- Section VIII.—Of Fortitude
- Section IX.—Of Justice
PART II.—DEONTOLOGY
CHAPTER I. (VI.)—OF THE ORIGIN OF MORAL OBLIGATION
- Section I.—Of the natural difference between Good and Evil
- Section II.—How Good becomes bounden Duty, and Evil is advanced to sin
CHAPTER II. (VII.)—OF THE ETERNAL LAW
CHAPTER III. (VIII.)—OF THE NATURAL LAW OF CONSCIENCE
- Section I.—Of the Origin of Primary Moral Judgments
- Section II.—Of the invariability of Primary Moral Judgments
- Section III.—Of the immutability of the Natural Law
- Section IV.—Of Probabilism
CHAPTER IV. (IX.)—OF THE SANCTION OF THE NATURAL LAW
- Section I.—Of a Twofold Sanction, Natural and Divine
- Section II.—Of the Finality of the aforesaid Sanction
- Section III.—Of Punishment, Retrospective and Retributive
CHAPTER V. (X.)—OF UTILITARIANISM
PART III.—NATURAL LAW
CHAPTER I.—OF DUTIES TO GOD
- Section I.—Of the Worship of God
- Section II.—Of Superstitious Practices
- Section III.—Of the duty of knowing God
CHAPTER II.—OF THE DUTY OF PRESERVING LIFE
- Section I.—Of Killing, Direct and Indirect
- Section II.—Of Killing done Indirectly in Self-defence
- Section III.—Of Suicide
- Section IV.—Of Duelling
CHAPTER III.—OF SPEAKING THE TRUTH
- Section I.—Of the definition of a Lie
- Section II.—Of the Evil of Lying
- Section III.—Of the keeping of Secrets without Lying
CHAPTER IV.—OF CHARITY
CHAPTER V.—OF RIGHTS
- Section I.—Of the definition and division of Rights
- Section II.—Of the so-called Rights of Animals
- Section III.—Of the right to Honour and Reputation
- Section IV.—Of Contracts
- Section V.—Of Usury
CHAPTER VI.—OF MARRIAGE
- Section I.—Of the Institution of Marriage
- Section II.—Of the Unity of Marriage
- Section III.—Of the Indissolubility of Marriage
CHAPTER VII.—OF PROPERTY
- Section I.—Of Private Property
- Section II.—Of Private Capital
- Section III.—Of Landed Property
CHAPTER VIII.—OF THE STATE
- Section I.—Of the Monstrosities called Leviathan and Social Contract
- Section II.—Of the theory that Civil Power is an aggregate formed by subscription of the powers of individuals
- Section III.—Of the true state of Nature, which is the state of civil society, and consequently of the Divine origin of Power
- Section IV.—Of the variety of Polities
- Section V.—Of the Divine Right of Kings and the Inalienable Sovereignty of the People
- Section VI.—Of the Elementary and Original Polity
- Section VII.—Of Resistance to Civil Power
- Section VIII.—Of the Right of the Sword
- Section IX.—Of War
- Section X.—Of the Scope and Aim of Civil Government
- Section XI.—Of Law and Liberty
- Section XII.—Of Liberty of Opinion