Table of Contents
Preface and Acknowledgements
Abbreviations and References
Introduction
David Hume: A Brief Chronology
A Note on the Texts
Front Matter from the 1758 and 1777 Editions of Hume’s Essays and Treatises on Several Subjects
An Enquiry Concerning Human Understanding
- Section 1 Of the different species of philosophy
Section 2 Of the origin of ideas
Section 3 Of the association of ideas
Section 4 Sceptical doubts concerning the operations of the understanding
Section 5 Sceptical solution of these doubts
Section 6 Of probability
Section 7 Of the idea of necessary connexion
Section 8 Of liberty and necessity
Section 9 Of the reason of animals
Section 10 Of miracles
Section 11 Of a particular providence and of a future state
Section 12 Of the academical or sceptical philosophy
A Dissertation on the Passions
An Enquiry Concerning the Principles of Morals
- Section 1 Of the general principles of morals
Section 2 Of benevolence
Section 3 Of justice
Section 4 Of political society
Section 5 Why utility pleases
Section 6 Of qualities useful to ourselves
Section 7 Of qualities immediately agreeable to ourselves
Section 8 Of qualities immediately agreeable to others
Section 9 Conclusion of the whole
Appendix 1 Of moral sentiment
[1777: Appendix 2 is Section 2 Part i of this Broadview edition]
Appendix 2 [1777: 3] Some farther considerations with regard to justice
[1777: Appendix 4 is Section 6 Part i of this Broadview edition]
A Dialogue
The Natural History of Religion
[1757: Letter of Dedication to John Home (Hume)]
Introduction
- Section 1 That polytheism was the primitive religion of men
Section 2 Origin of polytheism
Section 3 The same subject continued
Section 4 Deities not considered as creators or formers of the world
Section 5 Various forms of polytheism, allegory, hero-worship
Section 6 Origin of theism from polytheism
Section 7 Confirmation of this doctrine
Section 8 Flux and reflux of polytheism and theism
Section 9 Comparison of these religions with regard to persecution and toleration
Section 10 With regard to courage or abasement
Section 11 With regard to reason and absurdity
Section 12 With regard to doubt or conviction
Section 13 Impious conceptions of the divine nature in most popular religions of both kinds
Section 14 Bad influence of most popular religions on morality
Section 15 General corollary from the whole
Appendix A
From Richard Price, Four Dissertations (1768)
Appendix B
The Dissertation on the Passions and Treatise, Book 2
Appendix C
From Adam Smith, The Theory of Moral Sentiments (1759)
Appendix D
From Henry Home, Lord Kames, Essays on the Principles of Morality and Natural Religion (1779)
Appendix E
From Thomas Reid, Essays on the Active Powers of Man (1788)
Appendix F
From Anonymous [Daniel MacQueen], Letters on Mr. Hume’s History of Great Britain (1756)
Appendix G
From Anonymous [William Warburton], Remarks on Mr. David Hume’s Essay on the Natural History of Religion (1757)
Select Bibliography
Hume’s Index to ETSS 2
