Roget's Thesaurus - Contents


CLASS I. WORDS EXPRESSING ABSTRACT RELATIONS

SECTION I. EXISTENCE

1. Being, in the Abstract

2. Being, in the Concrete

3. Formal Existence

4. Modal Existence

SECTION II. RELATION

1. Absolute Relation

2. Continuous Relation

3. Partial Relation

4. GENERAL RELATION

SECTION III. QUANTITY

1. Simple Quantity

2. Comparative Quantity

Quantity by comparison with a standard

Quantity by comparison with a simlar object

Changes in quantity

3. Conjunctive Quantity

3. Concrete Quantity

SECTION IV. ORDER

1. Order

2. Consecutive Order

3. Collective Order

4. Distributive Order

5. Order as Regards Categories

SECTION V. NUMBER

1. Number, in the Abstract

2. Determinate Number

3. Indeterminate Number

SECTION VI. TIME

1. Absolute Time

2. Relative Time

1. Time with reference to Succession

3. [Time with reference to age? - gp]

3. Time with reference to an Effect or Purpose

3. Recurrent Time

SECTION VII. CHANGE

1. Simple Change

2. Complex Change

Present Events

Future Events

SECTION VIII. CAUSATION

1. Constancy of Sequence in Events

2. Connection between Cause and Effect

[3. Power in Operation]

4. Indirect Power

5. Combinations of Causes


CLASS II. WORDS RELATING TO SPACE

SECTION I. SPACE I N GENERAL

1. Abstract Space

2. Relative Space

3. Existence in Space

SECTION II. DIMENSIONS

1. General Dimensions

2. Linear Dimensions

3. Centrical Dimensions [dimensions having reference to a center]

1. General

2. Special

3. Superficial Form

SECTION IV. MOTION

1. Motion in General

2. Degrees of Motion

3. Motion Conjoined with Force

4. Motion with Reference to Direction


CLASS III. Words Relating to MATTER

SECTION I. MATTER IN GENERAL

SECTION II. INORGANIC MATTER

1. Solid Matter

2. Fluid Matter

1. Fluids in General

2. Specific Fluids

3. Fluids in Motion

3. Imperfect Fluids

SECTION III. ORGANIC MATTER

1. Vitality

1. Vitality in general

2. Special Vitality

2. Sensation

1. Sensation in general

2. Special Sensation

(1) Touch
(2) Heat
(3) Taste
(4) Odor
(5) Sound
(i) Sound in general
(ii) Specific sounds
(iii) Musical sounds
(iv) Perception of sound
(6) Light
(i) Light in general
(ii) Specific light

Primitive Colors

(iii) Perceptions of light

CLASS IV. WORDS RELATING TO THE INTELLECTUAL FACULTIES

DIVISION (I). FORMATION OF IDEAS

SECTION I. OPERATIONS OF INTELLECT IN GENERAL

SECTION II. PRECURSORY CONDITIONS AND OPERATIONS

SECTION III. MATERIALS FOR REASONING

Degrees of Evidence

SECTION IV. REASONING PROCESSES

SECTION V. RESULTS OF REASONING

SECTION VI. EXTENSION OF THOUGHT

1. To the Past

[2. To the Future] (glp)

SECTION VII. CREATIVE THOUGHT

DIVISION (II). COMMUNICATION OF IDEAS

SECTION I. NATURE OF IDEAS COMMUNICATED.

SECTION II. MODES OF COMMUNICATION

SECTION III. MEANS OF COMMUNICATING IDEAS

1. Natural Means

2. Conventional Means

1. Language generally

Various qualities of style

2. Spoken Language

3. Written Language


CLASS V. WORDS RELATING TO THE VOLUNTARY POWERS (1)

DIVISION (I). INDIVIDUAL VOLITION

SECTION I. VOLITION IN GENERAL

1. Acts of Volition

2. Causes of Volition

3. Objects of Volition

SECTION II. Prospective Volition 1

1. Conceptional Volition

2. Subservience to Ends

1. Actual Subservience

3. Contingent Subservience

[4.] Precursory Measures

SECTION III. VOLUNTARY ACTION

1. Simple Voluntary Action

2. Complex Voluntary Action

SECTION IV. ANTAGONISM

1. Conditional Antagonism

SECTION V. RESULTS OF VOLUNTARY ACTION

DIVISION (II). INTERSOCIAL VOLITION

SECTION I. GENERAL INTERSOCIAL VOLITION

Implying the action of the will of one mind over the will of another.

SECTION II. SPECIAL INTERSOCIAL VOLITION

SECTION III. CONDITIONAL INTERSOCIAL VOLITION

SECTION IV. POSSESSIVE RELATIONS

That is, relations which concern property.

1. Property in general

2. Transfer of Property

3. Interchange of Property

4. Monetary Relations


CLASS VI. WORDS RELATING TO THE SENTIMENT AND MORAL POWERS

SECTION I. AFFECTIONS IN GENERAL

SECTION II. PERSONAL AFFECTIONS

1. Passive Affections

2. Discriminative Affections

3. Prospective Affections

[4.] Contemplative Affections

5. Extrinsic Affections

SECTION III. SYMPATHETIC AFFECTIONS

1. Social Affections

2. Diffusive Sympathetic Affections

3. Special Sympathetic Affections

4. Retrospective Sympathetic Affections

SECTION IV. MORAL AFFECTIONS

1. Moral Obligations

3. Moral Conditions

4. Moral Practice

5. Institutions

SECTION V. RELIGIOUS AFFECTIONS

1. Superhuman Beings and Regions

[2. Religious Knowledge] (glp)

3. Religious Sentiments

4. Acts of Religion

3. Religious Institutions

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