The Theory of Moral Sentiments
- Kind
- Book
- Date
- 1759
- Retrieved
- May 30, 2015
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Reason Powers Empathy and Altruism
It is not the soft power of humanity, it is not that feeble spark of benevolence which Nature has lighted up in the human heart, that is thus capable of counteracting the strongest impulses of self-love. It is a stronger power, a more forcible motive, which exerts itself upon such occasions. It is reason, principle…