Chapter IV.—Of Ideas of Imitation.
| [§ 1.] | False use of the term "imitation" by many writers on art. | [17] |
| [§ 2.] | Real meaning of the term. | [18] |
| [§ 3.] | What is requisite to the sense of imitation. | [18] |
| [§ 4.] | The pleasure resulting from imitation the most contemptible that can be derived from art. | [19] |
| [§ 5.] | Imitation is only of contemptible subjects. | [19] |
| [§ 6.] | Imitation is contemptible because it is easy. | [20] |
| [§ 7.] | Recapitulation. | [20] |
Chapter V.—Of Ideas of Truth.
| [§ 1.] | Meaning of the word "truth" as applied to art. | [21] |
| [§ 2.] | First difference between truth and imitation. | [21] |
| [§ 3.] | Second difference. | [21] |
| [§ 4.] | Third difference. | [22] |
| [§ 5.] | No accurate truths necessary to imitation. | [22] |
| [§ 6.] | Ideas of truth are inconsistent with ideas of imitation. | [24] |
Chapter VI.—Of Ideas of Beauty.
| [§ 1.] | Definition of the term "beautiful." | [26] |
| [§ 2.] | Definition of the term "taste." | [26] |
| [§ 3.] | Distinction between taste and judgment. | [27] |
| [§ 4.] | How far beauty may become intellectual. | [27] |
| [§ 5.] | The high rank and function of ideas of beauty. | [28] |
| [§ 6.] | Meaning of the term "ideal beauty." | [28] |
Chapter VII.—Of Ideas of Relation.