David Hume: The Collected Works (Annotated)

Enriched Edition. Empiricism, Skeptical Inquiry, and the Science of Human Nature in the Scottish EnlightenmentBy David Hume

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David Hume: The Collected Works gathers the major writings of one of the Enlightenment's most penetrating minds, including his philosophical essays, moral and political reflections, and historical prose. Across these works, Hume's lucid, urbane style joins skeptical rigor to literary elegance, challenging inherited certainties about causation, religion, personal identity, taste, and social order. Read together, they reveal the breadth of eighteenth-century empirical philosophy and its decisive intervention in debates that shaped modern thought. Born in Edinburgh in 1711, Hume wrote from within the vibrant intellectual culture of the Scottish Enlightenment, yet his ambitions were unmistakably European. His early struggle for recognition, his fascination with human nature, and his resistance to dogmatism informed a body of work that sought to replace metaphysical speculation with careful inquiry into experience, custom, sentiment, and historical circumstance. His career as essayist, historian, and philosopher gave unusual range to his reflections. This collection is indispensable for readers seeking a comprehensive encounter with Hume's intellectual world. It will reward students of philosophy, history, literature, and political thought, while also appealing to any reader interested in the origins of modern skepticism, liberal inquiry, and the study of human nature. This enriched edition has been carefully crafted to add value to your reading experience. - A comprehensive Introduction outlines these selected works' unifying features, themes, or stylistic evolutions. - The Author Biography highlights personal milestones and literary influences that shape the entire body of writing. - A Historical Context section situates the works in their broader era—social currents, cultural trends, and key events that underpin their creation. - A concise Synopsis (Selection) offers an accessible overview of the included texts, helping readers navigate plotlines and main ideas without revealing critical twists. - A unified Analysis examines recurring motifs and stylistic hallmarks across the collection, tying the stories together while spotlighting the different work's strengths. - Reflection questions inspire deeper contemplation of the author's overarching message, inviting readers to draw connections among different texts and relate them to modern contexts. - Lastly, our hand‐picked Memorable Quotes distill pivotal lines and turning points, serving as touchstones for the collection's central themes.

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1Introduction

72Section IX. Of The Mixture Of Benevolence And Anger With Compassion And Malice

2Introduction

73Section X. Of Respect And Contempt

3Author Biography

74Section XI. Of The Amorous Passion, Or Love Betwixt The Sexes

4Historical Context

75Section XII. Of The Love And Hatred Of Animals

5Synopsis (Selection)

76Part III. Of The Will And Direct Passions

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6A Treatise of Human Nature

77Section I. Of Liberty And Necessity

7Introduction

78Section II. The Same Subject Continued

8BOOK I. OF THE UNDERSTANDING

79Section III. Of The Influencing Motives Of The Will

9Part I. Of Ideas, Their Origin, Composition, Connexion, Abstraction, Etc.

80Section IV. Of The Causes Of The Violent Passions

10Section I. Of The Origin Of Our Ideas

81Section V. Of The Effects Of Custom

11Section II. Division Of The Subject

82Section VI. Of The Influence Of The Imagination On The Passions

12Section III. Of The Ideas Of The Memory And Imagination

83Section VII. Of Contiguity And Distance In Space And Time

13Section IV. Of The Connexion Or Association Of Ideas

84Section VIII. The Same Subject Continued

14Section V. Of Relations

85Section IX. Of The Direct Passions

15Section VI. Of Modes And Substances

86Section X. Of Curiosity, Or The Love Of Truth

16Section VII. Of Abstract Ideas

87BOOK III. OF MORALS

17Part II. Of The Ideas Of Space And Time

88Part I. Of Virtue And Vice In General

18Section I. Of The Infinite Divisibility Of Our Ideas Of Space And Time

89Section I. Moral Distinctions Not Derived From Reason

19Section II. Of The Infinite Divisibility Of Space And Time

90Section II. Moral Distinctions Derived From A Moral Sense

20Section III. Of The Other Qualities Of Our Idea Of Space And Time

91Part II. Of Justice And Injustice

21Section IV. Objections Answered

92Section I. Justice, Whether A Natural Or Artificial Virtue?

22Section V. The Same Subject Continued

93Section II. Of The Origin Of Justice And Property

23Section VI. Of The Idea Of Existence, And Of External Existence

94Section III. Of The Rules Which Determine Property

24Part III. Of Knowledge And Probability

95Section IV. Of The Transference Of Property By Consent

25Section I. Of Knowledge

96Section V. Of The Obligation Of Promises

26Section II. Of Probability, And Of The Idea Of Cause And Effect

97Section VI. Some Farther Reflections Concerning Justice And Injustice

27Section III. Why A Cause Is Always Necessary

98Section VII. Of The Origin Of Government

28Section IV. Of The Component Parts Of Our Reasonings Concerning Cause And Effect

99Section VIII. Of The Source Of Allegiance

29Section V. Of The Impressions Of The Senses And Memory

100Section IX. Of The Measures Of Allegiance

30Section VI. Of The Inference From The Impression To The Idea

101Section X. Of The Objects Of Allegiance

31Section VII. Of The Nature Of The Idea Or Belief

102Section XI. Of The Laws Of Nations

32Section VIII. Of The Causes Of Belief

103Section XII. Of Chastity And Modesty

33Section IX. Of The Effects Of Other Relations And Other Habits

104Part III. Of The Other Virtues And Vices

34Section X. Of The Influence Of Belief

105Section I. Of The Origin Of The Natural Virtues And Vices

35Section XI. Of The Probability Of Chances

106Section II. Of Greatness Of Mind

36Section XII. Of The Probability Of Causes

107Section III. Of Goodness And Benevolence

37Section XIII. Of Unphilosophical Probability

108Section IV. Of Natural Abilities

38Section XIV. Of The Idea Of Necessary Connexion

109Section V. Some Farther Reflections Concerning The Natural Virtues

39Section XV. Rules By Which To Judge Of Causes And Effects

110Section VI. Conclusion Of This Book

40Section XVI. Of The Reason Of Animals

111Appendix

41Part IV. Of The Sceptical And Other Systems Of Philosophy

112An Enquiry Concerning Human Understanding

42Section I. Of Scepticism With Regard To Reason

113Section I. Of The Different Species Of Philosophy

43Section II. Of Scepticism With Regard To The Senses

114Section II. Of The Origin Of Ideas

44Section III. Of The Antient Philosophy

115Section III. Of The Association Of Ideas

45Section IV. Of The Modern Philosophy

116Section IV. Sceptical Doubts Concerning The Operations Of The Understanding

46Section V. Of The Immateriality Of The Soul

117Section V. Sceptical Solution Of These Doubts

47Section VI. Of Personal Identity

118Section VI Of Probability9

48Section VII. Conclusion Of This Book

119Section VII. Of The Idea Of Necessary Connexion

49BOOK II. OF THE PASSIONS

120Section VIII. Of Liberty And Necessity

50Part I. Of Pride And Humility

121Section IX. Of The Reason Of Animals

51Section I. Division Of The Subject

122Section X Of Miracles

52Section II. Of Pride And Humility, Their Objects And Causes

123Section XI. Of A Particular Providence And Of A Future State

53Section III. Whence These Objects And Causes Are Derived

124Section XII. Of The Academical Or Sceptical Philosophy

54Section IV. Of The Relations Of Impressions And Ideas

125An Enquiry Concerning the Principles of Morals

55Section V. Of The Influence Of These Relations On Pride And Humility

126Section I. Of The General Principles Of Morals

56Section VI. Limitations Of This System

127Section II. Of Benevolence

57Section VII. Of Vice And Virtue

128Section III. Of Justice

58Section VIII. Of Beauty And Deformity

129Section IV. Of Political Society

59Section IX. Of External Advantages And Disadvantages

130Section V. Why Utility Pleases

60Section X. Of Property And Riches

131Section VI. Of Qualities Useful To Ourselves

61Section XI. Of The Love Of Fame

132Section VII. Of Qualities Immediately Agreeable To Ourselves

62Section XII. Of The Pride And Humility Of Animals

133Section VIII. Of Qualities Immediately Agreeable To Others20

63Part II. Of Love And Hatred

134Section IX. Conclusion

64Section I. Of The Object And Causes Of Love And Hatred

135Appendix I. Concerning Moral Sentiment

65Section II. Experiments To Confirm This System

136Appendix II. Of Self-love

66Section III. Difficulties Solved

137Appendix III. Some Farther Considerations With Regard To Justice

67Section IV. Of The Love Of Relations

138Appendix IV. Of Some Verbal Disputes

68Section V. Of Our Esteem For The Rich And Powerful

139Analysis

69Section VI. Of Benevolence And Anger

140Reflection

70Section VII. Of Compassion

141Memorable Quotes

71Section VIII. Of Malice And Envy

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