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CONTENTS.

1. CHAPTER I.

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3. INTRODUCTION ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

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4. Object of the Inquiry defined.—An Inquiry seldom prosecuted, though of the highest importance.—Historical View of the limits which States have practically assigned to their sphere of action.—Difference between Ancient and Modern States.—On the Aim of the State Organization in general.—Should the Solicitude of the State be confined to the preservation of security, or should it attempt to provide for the positive welfare of the Nation?—Legislators and Authors in favour of the latter opinion.—Notwithstanding their conclusions, this question seems to require a profounder Investigation.—This Investigation can proceed only from a consideration of Human Nature and its highest aims.

5. CHAPTER II.

6. OF THE INDIVIDUAL MAN, AND THE HIGHEST ENDS OF HIS EXISTENCE ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

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7. Man's highest end is the highest and most harmonious Development of his Powers in their perfect Individuality.—Conditions necessary for the attainment of this end: Freedom of Action and a Variety of Situations.—Closer application of these positions to the inner life of man.—Historical confirmation.—Highest Principle of the whole Inquiry derived from these considerations.