...of duty, Smith writes the opening sentence of this Theory of Moral Sentiments: "How selfish so every man may be supposed, there are evidently some principles...nothing from it except the pleasure of seeing it." Y/ith regard to the whence and the whither of the "moral" sentiments, Smith wrote: "Upon whatever we...

...exploration of the sentiment of sympathy, which interests a man "in the fortune of others, and renders their happiness necessary to him, though he derives...nothing from it, except the pleasure of seeing it." Nevertheless Smith believed that the most persistent, the most universal, and therefore the most reliable...

...Sentiments (1759). Smith opens Section 1 Chapter 1 of his moral masterwork, with the following paragraph: How selfish soever, man may be supposed, there are...nothing from it, except the pleasure of seeing it. ..like all the other original passions of human nature, [it) is by no means confined to the virtuous...

...of various force-fields of sympathy between individuals, grounded upon an innate capacity for pity: 'How selfish soever man may be supposed, there are...nothing from it, except the pleasure of seeing it,' Smith explained: Of this kind is pity or compassion, the emotion which we feel for the misery of others,...

...well as be ethically edifying. The Nature of Sympathy: Adam Smith and David Hume How selfish so ever man may be supposed, there are evidently some principles...nothing from it except the pleasure of seeing it. Of this kind is pity or compassion, the emotion which we feel for the misery of others. . . . The greatest...

...sustained, offers the following assessment: How selfish soever man may be supposed, there are evidendy some principles in his nature, which interest him...nothing from it except the pleasure of seeing it. (A. Smith 1 790, Part I, Sec. I, Ch. I, p. 9) As with Hume and Ferguson, Smith is quite emphatic in...

...projection was the vehicle through which sympathy, or compassion with the situation of others, was released: "How selfish soever man may be supposed, there are...nature, which interest him in the fortune of others. . . . Of this kind is pity or compassion, the emotion which we feel for the misery of others, when...

...fall short of the strictest and most perfect connection. READING VIII Sympathy 2 I DW selfish so ever man may be supposed, there are evidently some ^principles...nature, which interest him in the fortune of others, Sand render their happiness necessary to him, though he derives nothing from it except the pleasure...

...Moral Sentiments opens with the famous passage that reveals Smith's very positive view of human nature: "How selfish soever man may be supposed, there are...principles in his nature, which interest him in the fortunes of others, and render their happiness necessary to him, though he derives nothing from it...

...Theory PART ONE Of the Propriety of Action I: Of the Sense of Propriety Of Sympathy Jow selfish so ever man may be supposed, there are evidently some ^principles...nature, which interest him in the fortune of others, sand render their happiness necessary to him, though he derives nothing from it except the pleasure...