# Scipio Nasica — The Theory of Moral Sentiments character guide

> Scipio Nasica in The Theory of Moral Sentiments by Adam Smith.

**Role:** minor

**First appearance:** 0058-section-iii-of-self-command

## Who they are

Roman senator cited as an example of moral judgment.

## Relationships

### [Cato](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_theory_of_moral_sentiments_se/characters/cato)

_friendship_

Cato and Scipio Nasica were Roman senators who shared political and moral ideals.

## In the story

### [V: The Analysis of the Sense of Merit and Demerit](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_theory_of_moral_sentiments_se/chapters/v-the-analysis-of-the-sense-of-merit-and-demerit)

Mentioned as an example of a beneficent figure whose actions inspire direct sympathy and indirect sympathy with the gratitude of those he helped.

### [II: Of the Order in Which Societies Are by Nature Recommended to Our Beneficence](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_theory_of_moral_sentiments_se/chapters/ii-of-the-order-in-which-societies-are-by-nature-recommended-to-our-beneficence)

Scipio Nasica is noted for his more humane and enlightened view that 'Carthage ought not to be destroyed,' representing a liberal and enlarged mind.

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