An Enquiry Concerning the Principles of Morals

The following is an e-text of a 1912 reprint of the 1777 edition of David Hume's An Enquiry Concerning the Principles of Morals. Content: An Enquiry concerning the Principles of Morals. 1. Of the General Principles of Morals. 2. Of Benevolence. 3. Of Justice. 4. Of Political Society. 5. Why Utility Pleases. 6. Of Qualities Useful to Ourselves. 7. Of Qualities Immediately Agreeable to Ourselves. 8. Of Qualities Immediately Agreeable to Others. 9. Conclusion. App. 1. Concerning Moral Sentiment -- App. 2. Of Self-Love -- App. 3. Some Farther Considerations with Regard to Justice -- App. 4. Of Some Verbal Disputes -- A Dialogue -- Annotations to the Enquiry.