A treatise of human nature

BOOK I.Of the Understanding

1.1.

PART I. OF IDEAS, THEIR ORIGIN, COMPOSITION, CONNEXION, ABSTRACTION, ETC.

1.1.1.

SECT. I Of the Origin of our Ideas.

1.1.2.

SECT. II. Division of the Subject.

1.1.3.

SECT. III. Of the Ideas of the Memory and Imagination.

1.1.4.

SECT. IV. Of the Connexion or Association of Ideas.

1.1.5.

SECT. V. Of Relations.

1.1.6.

SECT. VI. Of Modes and Substances

1.1.7.

SECT. VII. Of Abstract Ideas.

1.2.

PART II. OF THE IDEAS OF SPACE AND TIME,

1.2.1.

SECT. I. Of the Infinite Divisibility of our Ideas of Space and Time.

1.2.2.

SECT. II. Of the Infinite Divisibility of Space and Time.

1.2.3.

SECT. III. Of the other Qualities of our Idea of Space and Time.

1.2.4.

SECT. IV. Objections answer'd.

1.2.5.

SECT. V. The same subject continued.

1.2.6.

SECT. VI. Of the Idea of Existence, and of External Existence.

1.3.

PART III. OF KNOWLEDGE AND PROBABILITY.

1.3.1.

SECT. I. Of Knowledge.

1.3.2.

SECT. II. Of Probability; and of the Idea of Cause and Effect.

1.3.3.

SECT. III. Why a Cause is always Necessary.

1.3.4.

SECT. IV. Of the Component Parts of our Reasonings Concerning Cause and Effect.

1.3.5.

SECT. V. Of the Impressions of the Senses and Memory.

1.3.6.

SECT. VI. Of the Inference from the Impression to the Idea.

1.3.7.

SECT. VII. Of the Nature of the Idea or Belief.

1.3.8.

SECT. VIII. Of the Causes of Belief.

1.3.9.

SECT. IX. Of the effects of other relations and other Habits.

1.3.10.

SECT. X. Of the Influence of Belief.

1.3.11.

SECT. XI. Of the Probability of Chances.

1.3.12.

SECT. XII. Of the Probability of Causes.

1.3.13.

SECT. XIII. Of Unphilosophical Probability.

1.3.14.

SECT. XIV. Of the Idea of Necessary Connexion.

1.3.15.

SECT. XV. Rules by which to judge of Causes and Effects.

1.3.16.

SECT. XVI Of the reason of animals

1.4.

PART IV. OF THE SCEPTICAL AND OTHER SYSTEMS OF PHILOSOPHY.

1.4.1.

SECT. I. Of Scepticism with regard to Reason.

1.4.2.

SECT. II. Of Scepticism with regard to the Senses.

1.4.3.

SECT. III. Of the Antient Philosophy.

1.4.4.

SECT. IV. Of the Modern Philosophy.

1.4.5.

SECT. V. Of the Immateriality of the Soul.

1.4.6.

SECT. VI. Of Personal Identity

1.4.7.

SECT. VII. Conclusion of this Book.

1.4.8.

Notes

A Treatise of Human Nature Book II: Of the Passions

2.1.

PART IOf pride and humility

2.1.1.

SECT. IDivision of the subject

2.1.2.

SECT. IIOf pride and humility; their objects and causes

2.1.3.

SECT. III Whence these objects and causes are deriv'd

2.1.4.

SECT. IV. Of the relations of impressions and ideas

2.1.3.

SECT. V Of the influence of these relations on pride and humility

2.1.4.

SECT. VI Limitations of this system

2.1.7.

SECT. VII Of vice and virtue

2.1.8.

SECT. VIII Of beauty and deformity

2.1.9.

SECT. IX. Of external advantages and disadvantages

2.1.10.

SECT. X Of property and riches

2.1.11.

SECT. XIOf the love of fame

2.1.12.

SECT. XII Of the pride and humility of animals

2.2.

PART II Of love and hatred

2.2.1.

SECT. I Of the object and causes of love and hatred

2.2.2.

SECT. II Experiments to confirm this system

2.2.3.

SECT. III Difficulties solv'd

2.2.4.

SECT. IV Of the love of relations

2.2.5.

SECT. V Of our esteem for the rich and powerful

2.2.6.

SECT. VI Of benevolence and anger

2.2.7.

SECT. VII Of compassion

2.2.8.

SECT. VIII Of malice and envy

2.2.9.

SECT. IX Of the mixture of benevolence and anger with compassion and malice

2.2.10.

SECT. X Of respect and contempt

2.2.11.

SECT. XI Of the amorous passion, or love betwixt the sexes

2.2.7.

SECT. XII Of the love and hatred of animals

2.3.

PART III Of the will and direct passions

2.3.1.

SECT. I Of liberty and necessity

2.3.2.

SECT. II The same subject continu'd

2.3.3.

SECT. III Of the influencing motives of the will

2.3.4.

SECT. IV Of the causes of the violent passions

2.3.5.

SECT. V Of the effects of custom

2.3.6.

SECT. VI Of the influence of the imagination on the passions

2.3.7.

SECT. VII Of contiguity and distance in space and time

2.3.8.

SECT. VIII The same subject continu'd

2.3.9.

SECT. IX Of the direct passions

2.3.10.

SECT. X Of curiosity, or the love of truth

2.3.11.

Notes

BOOK III. OF MORALS

3.1.

PART I. Of virtue and vice in general

3.1.1.

SECT. IMoral distinctions not deriv'd from reason

3.1.2.

SECT. IIMoral distinctions deriv'd from a moral sense

3.2.

PART II. Of justice and injustice

3.2.1.

SECT. I Justice, whether a natural or artificial virtue?

3.2.2.

SECT. II Of the origin of justice and property

3.2.3.

SECT. III Of the rules, which determine property

3.2.4.

SECT. IVOf the transference of property by consent

3.2.5.

SECT. VOf the obligation of promises

3.2.6.

SECT. VISome farther reflections concerning justice and injustice

3.2.7.

SECT. VII Of the origin of government

3.2.8.

SECT. VIII Of the source of allegiance

3.2.9.

SECT. IX Of the measures of allegiance

3.2.10.

SECT. X Of the objects of allegiance

3.2.11.

SECT. XIOf the laws of nations

3.2.12.

SECT. XII Of chastity and modesty

3.3.

PART III. Of the other virtues and vices

3.3.1.

SECT. I Of the origin of the natural virtues and vices

3.3.2.

SECT. IIOf greatness of mind

3.3.3.

SECT. III Of goodness and benevolence

3.3.4.

SECT. IVOf natural abilities

3.3.5.

SECT. VSome farther reflections concerning the natural virtues

3.3.4.

SECT. VI Conclusion of this book

3.3.5.

APPENDIX

3.3.6.

Notes Book III.

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A TREATISE OF Human Nature: BEING

An ATTEMPT to introduce the experimental Method of Reasoning INTO ORAL SUBJECTS.

David Hume

Rara temporum felicitas, ubi sentire, quae belis; & quae sentias, decere licet. TACIT.

London

Printed for John Noon, at the White-Hart, near Mercer's Chapel in Cheapfide.

1739

University of Virginia Library

David Hume