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Of the Standard of Taste & Other Essays Compulsive Behavior ISBN13: 9781881273233 ISBN10: 1881273237 MaterialIntroductionSelected BibliographyNote on the TextOf the standard of tasteOf the delicacy of taste & passion Of tragedy Of essay writing Of simplicity & refinement in writingOf refinement in the artsOf eloquence Of the rise & progress of the arts & sciences Of the study of historyThe epicureanThe stoic The platonistThe sceptic Of the dignity or meanness of human nature Of superstition & enthusiasmOn suicide On the immortality of the soulTextual Notes &