An Enquiry Concerning the Principles of Morals

Author: David Hume

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David Hume, an eminent Scottish philosopher, historian, and essayist, explores the nature and foundation of Morals in this book, which was written as a popular summary of Book III in A Treatise of Human Nature. Hume states: “There has been a controversy started of late, much better worth examination, concerning the general foundation of Morals; whether they be derived from Reason, or from Sentiment; whether we attain the knowledge of them by a chain of argument and induction, or by an immediate feeling and finer internal sense; whether, like all sound judgement of truth and falsehood, they should be the same to every rational intelligent being; or whether, like the perception of beauty and deformity, they be founded entirely on the particular fabric and constitution of the human species.” (Excerpted from Section I – Of the General Principles of Morals) (Summary from the text and adapted from Wikipedia by lubee930)

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Section I. Of the General Principles of MoralsSection II. Of Benevolence, Part ISection II. Of Benevolence, Part IISection III. Of Justice, Part ISection III. Of Justice, Part IISection IV. Of Political SocietySection V. Why Utility Pleases, Part ISection V. Why Utility Pleases, Part IISection VI. Of Qualities Useful to Ourselves, Part ISection VI. Of Qualities Useful to Ourselves, Part IISection VII. Of Qualities Immediately Agreeable to OurselvesSection VIII. Of Qualities Immediately Agreeable to OthersSection IX. Conclusion, Part ISection IX. Conclusion, Part IIAppendix I. Concerning Moral SentimentAppendix II. Of Self-LoveAppendix III. Some Farther Considerations with Regard to JusticeAppendix IV. Of Some Verbal Disputes

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