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Part 2. Of love and hatred

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.2.2

PART II.

Of love and hatred.

Section 1. Of the object and causes of love and hatredSection 2. Experiments to confirm this systemSection 3. Difficulties solv'dSection 4. Of the love of relationsSection 5. Of our esteem for the rich and powerfulSection 6. Of benevolence and angerSection 7. Of compassionSection 8. Of malice and envySection 9. Of the mixture of benevolence and anger with compassion and maliceSection 10. Of respect and contemptSection 11. Of the amorous passion, or love betwixt the sexesSection 12. Of the love and hatred of animals