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Part 2. Of the ideas of space and time

David Hume

Published: 1739

Copytext: 1739

The first two Books of Hume's Treatise of Human Nature were published together in 1739. The third Book, which included an Appendix making some changes to Book 1, was published in 1740. There was only one edition published in Hume's lifetime, and this edition is therefore our copytext.

Hume.THN.1.2

PART II.

Of the ideas of space and time.

Section 1. Of the infinite divisibility of our ideas of space and timeSection 2. Of the infinite divisibility of space and timeSection 3. Of the other qualities of our ideas of space and timeSection 4. Objections answer'dSection 5. The same subject continu'dSection 6. Of the idea of existence, and of external existence