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An Enquiry concerning the Principles of Morals

David Hume

Published: 1751

Copytext: 1777

The first more or less complete edition of Hume's Essays and Treatises on Several Subjects, his collected philosophical works, was published in 1758, although each of its component works were published separately before then, and an incomplete version (predating the Four Dissertations) was published in 1753. Our copytext is the posthumous edition of 1777, which Hume was working on before he died, and which contains many final alterations.

Hume.ETSS.EPM

AN

ENQUIRY

concerning the

principles

OF

MORALS.

Section 1. Of the General Principles of MoralsSection 2. Of BenevolenceSection 3. Of JusticeSection 4. Of Political SocietySection 5. Why Utility pleasesSection 6. Of Qualities Useful to OurselvesSection 7. Of Qualities immediately agreeable to ourselvesSection 8. Of Qualities immediately agreeable to OthersSection 9. ConclusionAppendix 1. Concerning Moral SentimentAppendix 2. Of Self-loveAppendix 3. Some farther Considerations with regard to JusticeAppendix 4. Of some Verbal Disputes (1764)A Dialogue