...the opening sentence of this Theory of Moral Sentiments: "How selfish so every man may be supposed, there are evidently some principles in his nature...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...

...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...

...Propriety of Action I: Of the Sense of Propriety Of Sympathy Jow selfish so ever man may be supposed, there are evidently some ^principles in his 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...

...or compassion with the situation of others, was released: "How selfish soever man may be supposed, there are evidently some principles in his 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...

...strictest and most perfect connection. READING VIII Sympathy 2 I DW selfish so ever man may be supposed, there are evidently some ^principles in his 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...

...passage that reveals Smith's very positive view of human nature: "How selfish soever man may be supposed, there are evidently some 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...

...twins. Austin: University of Texas Press. Matthews, KA, CD Batson, J. Horn, and RH Rosenman. 1981. "Principles in his nature which interest him in the fortune of others . . . ": The heritability of empathie concern for others. Journal of Personality 49:237—47. McGuffin,...

...the grounds of our natural ability to sympathize with others. How selfish soever man may be supposed, there are evidently some principles in his nature,...of seeing it. Of this kind is pity or compassion, the emotion which we feel for the misery of others, when we either see it, or are made to conceive...

...balancing relationship he has to outline: selfishness and sympathy. How selfish soever man may be supposed, there are evidently some principles in his nature,...of seeing it. Of this kind is pity or compassion, the emotion we feel for the misery of others, when we either see it or are made to conceive it in a...