Treatise of Human Nature

Treatise of Human Nature

David Hume, Scottish philosopher, economist, and historian (1711-1776)


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Table of Contents

- About This Book

- Editor's Preface

- Book I. Of The Understanding

- Introduction

- Part I. Of Ideas, Their Origin, Composition, Abstraction, Connexion

- Section I. Of The Origin Of Our Ideas

- Section Ii. Division Of The Subject

- Section Iii. Of The Ideas Of The Memory And Imagination

- Section Iv. Of The Connexion Or Association Of Ideas

- Section V. Of Relations

- Section Vi. Of Modes And Substances

- Section Vii. Of Abstract Ideas

- Part Ii. Of The Infinite Divisibility Of Our Idea Of Space And Time

- Section I. Of The Infinite Divisibility Of Our Ideas Of Space And Time

- Section Ii. Of The Infinite Divisibility Of Space And Time

- Section Iii. Of The Other Qualities Of Our Ideas Of Space And Time

- Section Iv. Objections Answer'd

- Section V. The Same Subject Continu'd

- Section Vi. Of The Idea Of Existence And Of External Existence

- Part Iii. Of Knowledge And Probability

- Section I. Of Knowledge

- Section Ii. Of Probability, And Of The Idea Of Cause And Effect

- Section Iii. Why A Cause Is Always Necessary

- Section Iv. Of The Component Parts Of Our Reasonings Concerning Causes And Effects

- Section V. Of The Impressions Of The Senses And Memory

- Section Vi. Of The Inference From The Impression To The Idea

- Section Vii. Of The Nature Of The Idea, Or Belief

- Section Viii. Of The Causes Of Belief

- Section Ix. Of The Effect Of Other Relations, And Other Habits

- Section X. Of The Influence Of Belief

- Section Xi. Of The Probability Of Chances

- Section Xii. Of The Probability Of Causes

- Section Xiii. Of Unphilosophical Probability

- Section Xiv. Of The Idea Of Necessary Connexion

- Section Xv. Rules By Which To Judge Of Causes And Effects

- Section Xvi. Of The Reason Of Animals

- Part Iv. Of The Sceptical And Other Systems Of Philosophy

- Section I. Of Scepticism With Regard To Reason

- Section Ii. Of Scepticism With Regard To The Senses

- Section Iii. Of The Antient Philosophy

- Section Iv. Of The Modern Philosophy

- Section V. Of The Immateriality Of The Soul

- Section Vi. Of Personal Identity

- Section Vii. Conclusion Of This Book

- Book Ii. Of The Passions

- Part I. Of Pride And Humility

- Section I. Division Of The Subject

- Section Ii. Of Pride And Humility, Their Objects And Causes

- Section Iii. Whence These Objects And Causes Are Deriv'd

- Section Iv. Of The Relations Of Impressions And Ideas

- Section V. Of The Influence Of These Relations On Pride And Humility

- Section Vi. Limitations Of This System

- Section Vii. Of Vice And Virtue

- Section Viii. Of Beauty And Deformity

- Section Ix. Of External Advantages And Disadvantages

- Section X. Of Property And Riches

- Section Xi. Of The Love Of Fame

- Section Xii. Of The Pride And Humility Of Animals

- Part Ii. Of Love And Hatred

- Section I. Of The Object And Causes Of Love And Hatred

- Section Ii. Experiments To Confirm This System

- Section Iii. Difficulties Solv'd

- Section Iv. Of The Love Of Relations

- Section V. Of Our Esteem For The Rich And Powerful

- Section Vi. Of Benevolence And Anger

- Section Vii. Of Compassion

- Section Viii. Of Malice And Envy

- Section Ix. Of The Mixture Of Benevolence And Anger With Compassion And Malice

- Section X. Of Respect And Contempt

- Section Xi. Of The Amorous Passion, Or Love Betwixt The Sexes

- Section Xii. Of The Love And Hatred Of Animals

- Part Iii. Of The Will And Direct Passions

- Section I. Of Liberty And Necessity

- Section Ii. The Same Subject Continu'd

- Section Iii. Of The Influencing Motives Of The Will

- Section Iv. Of The Causes Of The Violent Passions

- Section V. Of The Effects Of Custom

- Section Vi. Of The Influence Of The Imagination On The Passions

- Section Vii. Of Contiguity And Distance In Space And Time

- Section Viii. The Same Subject Continu'd

- Section Ix. Of The Direct Passions

- Section X. Of Curiosity, Or The Love Of Truth

- Book Iii. Of Morals

- Part I. Of Virtue And Vice In General

- Section I. Moral Distinctions Not Deriv'd From Reason

- Section Ii. Moral Distinctions Deriv'd From A Moral Sense

- Part Ii. Of Justice And Injustice

- Section I. Justice, Whether A Natural Or Artificial Virtue

- Section Ii. Of The Origin Of Justice And Property

- Section Iii. Of The Rules, Which Determine Property

- Section Iv. Of The Transference Of Property By Consent

- Section V. Of The Obligation Of Promises

- Section Vi. Some Farther Reflections Concerning Justice And Injustice

- Section Vii. Of The Origin Of Government

- Section Viii. Of The Source Of Allegiance

- Section Ix. Of The Measures Of Allegiance

- Section X. Of The Objects Of Allegiance

- Section Xi. Of The Laws Of Nations

- Section Xii. Of Chastity And Modesty

- Part Iii. Of The Other Virtues And Vices

- Section I. Of The Origin Of The Natural Virtues And Vices

- Section Ii. Of Greatness Of Mind

- Section Iii. Of Goodness And Benevolence

- Section Iv. Of Natural Abilities

- Section V. Some Farther Reflections Concerning The Natural Virtues

- Section Vi. Conclusion Of This Book

- Appendix