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The Religion of Nature Delineated

William Wollaston

NonfictionPhilosophyabout 14 h 45 min of listening

Wollaston attempts to derive ethics and religion by using rational thought and observation of the natural world, without resorting to revelation or received religion.

Contents

  1. Imprint
  2. Translator’s Note
  3. Editor’s Note
  4. Foreword
  5. I: Of Moral Good and Evil
  6. II: Of Happiness
  7. III: Of Reason, and the Ways of Discovering Truth
  8. IV: Of the Obligations of Imperfect Beings with Respect to Their Power of Acting
  9. V: Truths Relating to the Deity: Of His Existence, Perfection, Providence, etc.
  10. VI: Truths Respecting Mankind in General, Antecedent to All Human Laws
  11. VII: Truths Respecting Particular Societies of Men, or Governments
  12. VIII: Truths Concerning Families and Relations
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  1. IX: Truths Belonging to a Private Man, and Respecting (Directly) Only Himself
  2. Endnotes 1–500
  3. Endnotes 501–658
  4. Colophon
  5. Uncopyright

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