British moralists, being selections from writers principally of the eighteenth century

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v. 1. Shaftesbury-Inquiry concerning virtue or merit ; Hutcheson-Inquiry concerning the original of our ideas of virtue ... ; Butler-Sermons. Dissertation II. Of the nature of virtue ; Adam Smith-Theory of the moral sentiments ; Bentham-Introduction to the principles of morals and legislation ; (Appendix) Hutcheson-Essay on the nature and conduct of the passions. Illustrations upon the moral sense. System of moral philosophy

v. 2. Samuel Clarke-Discourse upon natural religion ; Balguy-Foundation of moral goodness. Part I ; Richard Price-Review of the principal questions in morals ; (Appendix) Balguy-Foundation of moral goodness. Part II ; Brown-Essays on the characteristics. Essay II. On the motives of virtue ; John Clarke (of Hull)-Foundation of morality in theory and practice ; Cudworth-Treatise concerning eternal and immutable morality ; John Gay-Fundamental principle of virtue or morality ; Hobbes-Leviathan. Of human nature ; Kames-Essays on the principles of morality and natural religion ; Locke-Essay concerning human understanding ; Mandeville-Enquiry into the origin of moral virtue ; Paly-Principles of moral and political philosophy ; Wollaston-Religion of nature delineated