An Enquiry Concerning the Principles of Morals
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AN
ENQUIRY
CONCERNING THE
PRINCIPLES
OF
MORALS.

AN
ENQUIRY
CONCERNING THE
PRINCIPLES
OF
MORALS.
By DAVID HUME, Esq;

LONDON:
Printed for A. Millar, over-against Catharine-street,
in the Strand. 1751.
CONTENTS.
Section. | Page. | |
I. | Of the general Principles of Morals. | 1 |
II. | Of Benevolence. | 11 |
III. | Of Justice. | 33 |
IV. | Of Political Society. | 63 |
V. | Why Utility pleases. | 73 |
VI. | Of Qualities useful to Ourselves. | 105 |
VII. | Of Qualities immediately agreeable to Ourselves. | 143 |
VIII. | Of Qualities immediately agreeable to Others. | 161 |
IX. | Conclusion of the Whole. | 171 |
Appendix I. | Concerning Moral Sentiment. | 197 |
Appendix II. | Some farther Considerations with regard to Justice. | 213 |
A Dialogue. | 223 |
ERRATA.
Page 1. | Line 10. | for excepted read expected. | |
P. 12. | L. 24. | read our own Gratification. | |
P. 15. | L. 2. | for one read a. | |
P. 18. | L. 3. | for others read other Motives. | |
P. 19. | L. 9. | for for read of. | |
P. 21. | L. 1. | for from it read from Fame. | |
P. 36. | L. 6. | for Fellow read Fellows. | |
P. 43. | L. 1. | for pointed read painted. | |
P. 46. | L. 22. | read serve to no manner. | |
P. 47. | L. 4. | for to whom he is not bound by any Ties read to none of which he is bound. | |
P. 50. | L. ult. | read Render Possessions ever so equal, Men's different Degrees. | |
P. 69. | L. 17. | where the Search for Health or Pleasure brings. | |
P. 82. | L. 18. | for then read these. | |
P. 83. | L. 4. | read that of the Community. | |
P. 86. | L. 15. | read Circumstance. | |
P. 91. | L. 1. | read threaten'd. | |
P. 95. | L. 1. | for alone read along, | |
P. 98. | L. 5. | for will read shall. | |
P. 117. | L. 10. | read pretty nearly of the same Kind or Species. | |
P. 129. | L. 11. | for professes read possesses. | |
P. 145. | L. 5. | read this Passage. | |
P. 150. | L. 22. | for even read ever. | |
P. 174. | L. 18. | read serve to no manner. | |
P. 178. | L. 24. | read arise. | |
P. 202. | L. 9. | read is often highly laudable. | |
P. 205. | L. 6. | read and must suspend. | |
P. 217. | L. penult. | read tends. | |
P. 227. | L. 17. | read had been courted. | |
P. 233. | L. 11. | read that there was a Nation. |
In the Notes.
Page 15. | Line penult. | for these Essays read this Enquiry. | |
P. 55. | L. 9. | for Essay read Section. |
This work was published before January 1, 1930, and is in the public domain worldwide because the author died at least 100 years ago.
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