Three discourses of happiness, virtue, and liberty collected from the works of the learn'd Gassendi, by Monsieur Bernier ; translated out of French.
- Title
- Three discourses of happiness, virtue, and liberty collected from the works of the learn'd Gassendi, by Monsieur Bernier ; translated out of French.
- Author
- Gassendi, Pierre, 1592-1655.
- Publication
- London :: Printed for Awnsham and John Churchil ...,
- 1699.
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- Ethics -- Early works to 1800.
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Contents
- title page
- THE PREFACE.
- OF Moral Philosophy IN GENERAL
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THE First BOOK CONCERNING HAPPINESS.
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CHAP. I. What Happiness is. -
CHAP. II. What sort of Pleasure it is thatEpicurus Re∣commends as the End of a Happy Life.-
Wherein
Epicurus, andAristippus differ. -
The Condition and Satisfaction of a Wise Man, ac∣cording to
Epicurus 's Opinion. - That the Pains and Pleasures of the Mind are greater than those of the Body.
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Wherein
Epicurus differs from theStoicks. -
That Vertue, (according to
Epicurus ) is essentially re∣lated to Pleasure, as it tends to the main end and de∣sign of an happy Life.
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Wherein
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CHAP. III. Wherein an Happy Life doth consist.- Whether all Pleasure be good of it self?
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Whether the Opinion of the
Stoicks in respect of Good and Evil, be Justifiable. - Whether at any time Pain ought to be preferr'd before Pleasure.
- Of the first Good that Nature has in it's View.
- That things Profitable and Ʋseful, are sought after for the sake of Pleasure.
- That those good things which we call Honest, have the nearest relation to Pleasure.
- Whether the desire of Honour be Blame-worthy.
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CHAP. IV. What Advantage Moral Vertue procures. -
CHAP V. That a Wise Man is only capable of enjoying Moral Vertue. -
CHAP VI. What Vertue and Advantage accrues by being contented with a little.
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THE Second BOOK OF VIRTUE IN GENERAL.
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CHAP. I. Of Virtue in General. -
CHAP II. Of Prudence in General. -
CHAP. III. Of private Prudence. -
CHAP IV. Of Oeconomick Prudence. -
CHAP. V. Of politick or civil Prudence.- Of the first Origin of Sovereign Power, according to the Opinion of the Ancients.
- Whether Monarchial Government is the best.
- Of the Duties of a Monarch in General.
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Of the great Concerns of
Meum andTuum, or of the Property of the Subject. - Of the Duties of a Sovereign in times of Peaee.
- Of the Offices of a Sovereign in times of War.
- If a wise Man ought to intermeddle with publick Affairs.
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CHAP. VI. Of Fortitude.- Of the several kinds of Fortitude.
- Whether Evils fore-seen make the least impression upon us.
- How we ought to support external and publick Evils.
- Of external and private Evils; and first of Ba∣nishment.
- Of Imprisonment.
- Of Slavery.
- Of Shame and Disgrace.
- Of the loss of Children and Friends.
- Of the loss of an Estate.
- Of Pain and of Death.
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CHAP. VII. Of Temperance. -
CHAP. VIII. Of Justice, Equity and the Laws.- Of Retaliation.
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Of Justice in General, according to
Epicurus. - Of Right or Just, from whence Justice derives its Name.
- Of the Origin of Right and of Justice.
- Between whom Right and Justice takes place.
- That there is great Reason to live up to Justice.
- Whether we may wrong any Man without doing him an injury.
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CHAP. IX. Of the Virtues which accompany Justice, namely, of Religion, of Piety, of Observance, Love, Bounty, Liberality, Gratitude: And first of Religion.
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- THE Third BOOK OF Liberty, Fortune, Destiny and Divination.
- THE CONTENTS.
- half title