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Front Page  Titles (by Subject) CHAPTER VII.: Reflections on what precedes. - A Treatise On Political Economy
CHAPTER VII.: Reflections on what precedes. - Antoine Louis Claude, Comte Destutt de Tracy, A Treatise On Political Economy [1817]Edition used:A Treatise on Political Economy: to which is Prefixed a Supplement to a Preceding Work on the Understanding or Elements of Ideology; with an Analytical Table, and an Introduction on the Faculty of the Will (Georgetown: Joseph Milligan, 1817).
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- Monticello, October 25, 1818.
- Prospectus.
- Advertisement.
- Abstract, Or Analytical Table.
- Advertisement.
- Supplement to the First Section of the Elements of Ideology.
- Second Section of the Elements of Ideology, Or a Treatise On the Will and Its Effects.
- Introduction.
- First Part of the Treatise On the Will and Its Effects. of Our Actions.
- Chapter I.: Of Society.
- Chapter II.: Of Production, Or the Formation of Our Riches.
- Chapter III.: Of the Measure of Utility, Or of Value.
- Chapter IV.: Of the Change of Form, Or of Fabricating Industry, Comprising Agriculture.
- Chapter V.: Of the Change of Place, Or of Commercial Industry.
- Chapter VI.: Of Money.
- Chapter VII.: Reflections On What Precedes.
- Chapter VIII.: Of the Distribution of Our Riches Amongst Individuals.
- Chapter IX.: Of the Multiplication of Individuals, Or of Population.
- Chapter X.: Consequences and Developement of the Two Preceding Chapters.
- Chapter XI.: Of the Employment of Our Riches, Or of Consumption.
- Chapter XII.: Of the Revenues and Expenses of Government and Its Debts.
- Chapter XIII.: Conclusion.
- A Treatise On Political Economy, &c.: Supplement to the First Section of the Elements of Ideology.
- Second Section of the Elements of Ideology, Or a Treatise On the Will and Its Effects.
- Introduction.
- First Part of the Treatise On the Will and Its Effects. of Our Actions.
- Chapter I.: Of Society.
- Chapter II.: Of Production, Or of the Formation of Our Riches.
- Chapter III.: Of the Measure of Utility Or of Values.
- Chapter IV.: Of the Change of Form, Or of Manufacturing Industry, Comprising Agriculture.
- Chapter V.: Of the Change of Place, Or of Commercial Industry.
- Chapter VI.: Of Money.
- Chapter VII.: Reflections On What Precedes.
- Chapter VIII.: Of the Distribution of Our Riches Amongst Individuals.
- Chapter IX.: Of the Multiplication of Individuals, Or of Population.
- Chapter X.: Consequences and Developments of the Two Preceding Chapters.
- Chapter XI.: Of the Employment of Our Riches, Or of Consumption.
- Chapter XII.: Of the Revenues and Expenses of a Government, and of Its Debts.
- Chapter XIII.: Conclusion.
CHAPTER VII.
Reflections on what precedes.
Thus far I believe myself to have followed the best course for the attainment of the object which I propose.
This not being a treatise expressly of political economy, but a treatise on the will, the sequel of one on the understanding, we are not here to expect numerous details, but a rigorous chain of principal propositions.
What we have seen already overturns many important errors.
We have a clear idea of the formation of our riches.
It remains for us to speak of their distribution amongst the members of society, and of their consumption.
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