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Part 1: “Of the Propriety of Action”, Part 1, Section 1: “Of the Sense of Propriety” - Part 1, Section 3: “Of the Effects of Prosperity and Adversity upon the Judgment of Mankind with Regard to the Propriety pf Action; and Why It Is More Easy to Obtain Their Approbation in the One State Than the Other”

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Part 2: “Of Merit and Demerit; Or, of the Objects of Reward and Punishment”, Part 2, Section 1: “Of the Sense of Merit and Demerit” - Part 2, Section 3: “Of the Influence of Fortune upon the Sentiments of Mankind, with Regard to the Merit or Demerit of Actions”

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Part 3: “Of the Foundation of Our Judgments Concerning Our Own Sentiments and Conduct, and the Sense of Duty”

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Part 4: “Of the Effect of Utility upon the Sentiment of Approbation” - Part 5: “Of the Influence of Custom and Fashion upon the Sentiments of Moral Approbation and Disapprobation”

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Part 6: “Of the Character of Virtue” - Part 6, Section 2: “Of the Character of the Individual, so Far as It Can Affect the Happiness of Other People”

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Part 7: “Of Systems of Moral Philosophy” - Part 7, Section 3: “Of the Different Systems Which Have Been Formed Concerning the Principle of Approbation”

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