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AN ENQUIRY CONCERNING THE PRINCIPLES OF MORALS

BY DAVID HUME

A 1912 REPRINT OF THE EDITION OF 1777

INFORMATION ABOUT THIS E-TEXT EDITION

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

AUTHOR0S ADVERTISEMENT

CONTENTS PAGE

AN ENQUIRY CONCERNING THE PRINCIPLES OF MORALS

APPENDIX

AUTHOR0S ADVERTISEMENT4

M&( f (he +*#$3#+!e& '$, *e'&$#$%& 3$('#$e, #$ (h#& !./e

:F($(e< V!./e II4 f (he +&(h./.& e,#(#$ f H./e0& "*6&

 +.5!#&he, #$ 1777 '$, 3$('#$#$% 5e&#,e& (he +*e&e$( ENQUIRY A

DISSERTATION ON THE PASSIONS '$, AN ENQUIRY CONCERNING HUMAN

UNDERSTANDING4 A *e+*#$( f (h#& !'((e* (*e'(#&e h'& '!*e',

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HUMAN NATURE< A "*6 "h#3h (he A.(h* h', +*e3(e, 5ef*e he

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AN ENQUIRY CONCERNING THE PRINCIPLES OF MORALS

SECTION I4

OF THE GENERAL PRINCIPLES OF MORALS4

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SAINTS ALONE INHERIT THE EARTH 5.( (he 3##! /'%#&(*'(e e*

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#*(.e (h'( #( #& A QUALITY OF THE MIND AGREEABLE TO OR APPROVED

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CONCLUSION4

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.'!#( f (he /#$, "h#3h #& USEFUL * AGREEABLE ( (he PERSON

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!#'5!e ( /'$ e)3e+(#$& '$, he #( /' +e*h'+& 5e (h.%h(

3$,.3(& h#/&e!f "#(h /&( "#&,/ "h 5&e*e& (he %e$e*'! *.!e

'$, ('6e& ','$('%e f '!! (he e)3e+(#$&4 I /.&( 3$fe&& (h'(

#f ' /'$ (h#$6 (h'( (h#& *e'&$#$% /.3h *e.#*e& '$ '$&"e* #(

".!, 5e ' !#((!e ,#ff#3.!( ( f#$, '$ "h#3h "#!! ( h#/ '++e'* 

&'(#&f'3(* '$, 3$#$3#$%4 If h#& he'*( *e5e! $( '%'#$&( &.3h

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 5e("ee$ (he .$5.%h( &'(#&f'3(#$ f 3$e*&'(#$ &3#e(

&(., ee$ he'!(h '$, (he 3//$ 5e'.(#e& f $'(.*e 5.( '5e

'!! (he +e'3ef.! *ef!e3(#$ $ $e0& "$ 3$,.3( "h'(

3/+'*#&$ I &' 5e("ee$ (he&e '$, (he fee*#&h e/+(

'/.&e/e$(& f !.).* '$, e)+e$&e The&e $'(.*'! +!e'&.*e&

#$,ee, '*e *e'!! "#(h.( +*#3e 5(h 5e3'.&e (he '*e 5e!" '!!

 +*#3e #$ (he#* '(('#$/e$( '$, '5e #( #$ (he#* e$/e$(4

APPENDIX I4

CONCERNING MORAL SENTIMENT

IF (he f*e%#$% h+(he&#& 5e *e3e#e, #( "#!! $" 5e e'& f* 

.& ( ,e(e*/#$e (he .e&(#$ f#*&( &('*(e, :FOOTNOTE< Se3(4 14;

3$3e*$#$% (he %e$e*'! +*#$3#+!e& f /*'!& '$, (h.%h "e

 +&(+$e, (he ,e3#&#$ f (h'( .e&(#$ !e&( #( &h.!, (he$

#$!e .& #$ #$(*#3'(e &+e3.!'(#$& "h#3h '*e .$f#( f* /*'!

,#&3.*&e& "e /' *e&./e #( '( +*e&e$( '$, e)'/#$e h" f'* 

e#(he* REASON * SENTIMENT e$(e*& #$( '!! ,e3#&#$& f +*'#&e * 

3e$&.*e4

O$e +*#$3#+'! f.$,'(#$ f /*'! +*'#&e 5e#$% &.++&e, ( !#e #$

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(he .&ef.!$e&& f '$ .'!#( * '3(#$ #( #& e#,e$( (h'(

REASON /.&( e$(e* f* ' 3$&#,e*'5!e &h'*e #$ '!! ,e3#&#$& f 

(h#& 6#$, &#$3e $(h#$% 5.( (h'( f'3.!( 3'$ #$&(*.3( .& #$ (he

(e$,e$3 f .'!#(#e& '$, '3(#$& '$, +#$( .( (he#* 5e$ef#3#'!

3$&e.e$3e& ( &3#e( '$, ( (he#* +&&e&&*4 I$ /'$ 3'&e&

(h#& #& '$ 'ff'#* !#'5!e ( %*e'( 3$(*e*&< ,.5(& /' '*#&e

++&#(e #$(e*e&(& /' 33.* '$, ' +*efe*e$3e /.&( 5e %#e$ (

$e &#,e f*/ e* $#3e #e"& '$, ' &/'!! e*5'!'$3e f 

.(#!#(4 Th#& #& +'*(#3.!'*! *e/'*6'5!e #$ .e&(#$& "#(h *e%'*,

( .&(#3e '& #& #$,ee, $'(.*'! ( &.++&e f*/ (h'( &+e3#e&

f .(#!#( "h#3h '((e$,& (h#& #*(.e :F($(e< See A++4 II4;4

e*e ee* &#$%!e #$&('$3e f .&(#3e !#6e (h'( f 5e$e!e$3e

.&ef.! ( &3#e( (h#& ".!, 5e ' /*e &#/+!e &('(e f (he 3'&e

'$, &e!,/ !#'5!e ( %*e'( 3$(*e*&4 B.( '& &#$%!e #$&('$3e&

f .&(#3e '*e f(e$ +e*$#3#.& #$ (he#* f#*&( '$, #//e,#'(e

(e$,e$3 '$, '& (he ','$('%e ( &3#e( *e&.!(& $! f*/ (he

5&e*'$3e f (he %e$e*'! *.!e '$, f*/ (he 3$3.**e$3e '$,

3/5#$'(#$ f &ee*'! +e*&$& #$ (he &'/e e.#('5!e 3$,.3( (he

3'&e he*e 5e3/e& /*e #$(*#3'(e '$, #$!e,4 The '*#.&

3#*3./&('$3e& f &3#e( (he '*#.& 3$&e.e$3e& f '$

 +*'3(#3e (he '*#.& #$(e*e&(& "h#3h /' 5e +*+&e, (he&e $

/'$ 33'&#$& '*e ,.5(f.! '$, &.5e3( ( %*e'( ,#&3.&&#$ '$,

#$.#*4 The 5e3( f /.$#3#+'! !'"& #& ( f#) '!! (he .e&(#$&

"#(h *e%'*, ( .&(#3e< (he ,e5'(e& f 3##!#'$& (he *ef!e3(#$&

f +!#(#3#'$& (he +*e3e,e$(& f h#&(* '$, +.5!#3 *e3*,& '*e

'!! ,#*e3(e, ( (he &'/e +.*+&e4 A$, ' e* '33.*'(e REASON * 

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UDGEMENT #& f(e$ *e.#&#(e ( %#e (he (*.e ,e(e*/#$'(#$

'/#,&( &.3h #$(*#3'(e ,.5(& '*#&#$% f*/ 5&3.*e * ++&#(e

.(#!#(#e&4

B.( (h.%h *e'&$ "he$ f.!! '&&#&(e, '$, #/+*e, 5e

&.ff#3#e$( ( #$&(*.3( .& #$ (he +e*$#3#.& * .&ef.! (e$,e$3 f 

.'!#(#e& '$, '3(#$& #( #& $( '!$e &.ff#3#e$( ( +*,.3e '$

/*'! 5!'/e * '++*5'(#$4 U(#!#( #& $! ' (e$,e$3 ( '

3e*('#$ e$, '$, "e*e (he e$, (('!! #$,#ffe*e$( ( .& "e

&h.!, fee! (he &'/e #$,#ffe*e$3e ("'*,& (he /e'$&4 I( #&

*e.#&#(e ' SENTIMENT &h.!, he*e ,#&+!' #(&e!f #$ *,e* (

%#e ' +*efe*e$3e ( (he .&ef.! '5e (he +e*$#3#.& (e$,e$3#e&4

Th#& SENTIMENT 3'$ 5e $ (he* (h'$ ' fee!#$% f* (he h'++#$e&&

f /'$6#$, '$, ' *e&e$(/e$( f (he#* /#&e* &#$3e (he&e '*e (he

,#ffe*e$( e$,& "h#3h #*(.e '$, #3e h'e ' (e$,e$3 ( +*/(e4

He*e (he*ef*e REASON #$&(*.3(& .& #$ (he &ee*'! (e$,e$3#e& f 

'3(#$& '$, HUMANITY /'6e& ' ,#&(#$3(#$ #$ f'.* f (h&e

"h#3h '*e .&ef.! '$, 5e$ef#3#'!4

Th#& +'*(#(#$ 5e("ee$ (he f'3.!(#e& f .$,e*&('$,#$% '$,

&e$(#/e$( #$ '!! /*'! ,e3#&#$& &ee/& 3!e'* f*/ (he +*e3e,#$%

h+(he&#&4 B.( I &h'!! &.++&e (h'( h+(he&#& f'!&e< #( "#!!

(he$ 5e *e.#&#(e ( !6 .( f* &/e (he* (he* (h'( /' 5e

&'(#&f'3(* '$, I ,'*e e$(.*e ( 'ff#*/ (h'( $$e &.3h "#!!

ee* 5e f.$, & !$% '& "e &.++&e *e'&$ ( 5e (he &!e &.*3e

f /*'!&4 T +*e (h#& #( "#!! 5e +*+e* ( "e#%h (he f#e

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f!!"#$% 3$&#,e*'(#$&4

I4 I( #& e'& f* ' f'!&e h+(he&#& ( /'#$('#$ &/e '++e'*'$3e

f (*.(h "h#!e #( 6ee+& "h!! #$ %e$e*'!& /'6e& .&e f 

.$,ef#$e, (e*/& '$, e/+!& 3/+'*#&$& #$&(e', f #$&('$3e&4

Th#& #& +'*(#3.!'*! *e/'*6'5!e #$ (h'( +h#!&+h "h#3h

'&3*#5e& (he ,#&3e*$/e$( f '!! /*'! ,#&(#$3(#$& ( *e'&$

'!$e "#(h.( (he 3$3.**e$3e f &e$(#/e$(4 I( #& #/+&&#5!e

(h'( #$ '$ +'*(#3.!'* #$&('$3e (h#& h+(he&#& 3'$ & /.3h '&

 5e *e$,e*e, #$(e!!#%#5!e "h'(ee* &+e3#.& f#%.*e #( /' /'6e #$

%e$e*'! ,e3!'/'(#$& '$, ,#&3.*&e&4 E)'/#$e (he 3*#/e f 

INGRATITUDE f* #$&('$3e "h#3h h'& +!'3e "he*ee* "e 5&e*e

%,-"#!! e)+*e&&e, '$, 6$"$ (%e(he* "#(h %,-ff#3e&

 +e*f*/e, $ (he $e &#,e '$, ' *e(.*$ f #!!-"#!! * 

#$,#ffe*e$3e "#(h #!!-ff#3e& * $e%!e3( $ (he (he*< '$'(/#8e

'!! (he&e 3#*3./&('$3e& '$, e)'/#$e 5 .* *e'&$ '!$e #$

"h'( 3$&#&(& (he ,e/e*#( * 5!'/e4 Y. $ee* "#!! 3/e ( '$

#&&.e * 3$3!.&#$4

Re'&$ .,%e& e#(he* f MATTER OF FACT * f RELATIONS4 E$.#*e

(he$ f#*&( "he*e #& (h'( /'((e* f f'3( "h#3h "e he*e 3'!!

3*#/e +#$( #( .( ,e(e*/#$e (he (#/e f #(& e)#&(e$3e

,e&3*#5e #(& e&&e$3e * $'(.*e e)+!'#$ (he &e$&e * f'3.!( (

"h#3h #( ,#&3e*& #(&e!f4 I( *e&#,e& #$ (he /#$, f (he +e*&$

"h #& .$%*'(ef.!4 He /.&( (he*ef*e fee! #( '$, 5e 3$&3#.&

f #(4 B.( $(h#$% #& (he*e e)3e+( (he +'&&#$ f #!!-"#!! * 

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'5&!.(e #$,#ffe*e$3e4 Y. 3'$$( &' (h'( (he&e f (he/&e!e&

'!"'& '$, #$ '!! 3#*3./&('$3e& '*e 3*#/e&4 N (he '*e $!

3*#/e& "he$ ,#*e3(e, ("'*,& +e*&$& "h h'e 5ef*e e)+*e&&e,

'$, ,#&+!'e, %,-"#!! ("'*,& .&4 C$&e.e$(! "e /' #$fe*

(h'( (he 3*#/e f #$%*'(#(.,e #& $( '$ +'*(#3.!'* #$,##,.'!

FACT 5.( '*#&e& f*/ ' 3/+!#3'(#$ f 3#*3./&('$3e& "h#3h

 5e#$% +*e&e$(e, ( (he &+e3('(* e)3#(e& (he SENTIMENT f 5!'/e

 5 (he +'*(#3.!'* &(*.3(.*e '$, f'5*#3 f h#& /#$,4

Th#& *e+*e&e$('(#$ . &' #& f'!&e4 C*#/e #$,ee, 3$&#&(&

$( #$ ' +'*(#3.!'* FACT f "h&e *e'!#( "e '*e '&&.*e, 5

*e'&$ 5.( #( 3$&#&(& #$ 3e*('#$ MORAL RELATIONS ,#&3e*e, 5

*e'&$ #$ (he &'/e /'$$e* '& "e ,#&3e* 5 *e'&$ (he (*.(h& f 

%e/e(* * '!%e5*'4 B.( "h'( '*e (he *e!'(#$& I '&6 f "h#3h

. he*e ('!6 I$ (he 3'&e &('(e, '5e I &ee f#*&( %,-"#!!

'$, %,-ff#3e& #$ $e +e*&$ (he$ #!!-"#!! '$, #!!-ff#3e& #$

(he (he*4 Be("ee$ (he&e (he*e #& ' *e!'(#$ f CONTARIETY4 De&

(he 3*#/e 3$&#&( #$ (h'( *e!'(#$ B.( &.++&e ' +e*&$ 5*e /e

#!!-"#!! * ,#, /e #!!-ff#3e& '$, I #$ *e(.*$ "e*e

#$,#ffe*e$( ("'*,& h#/ * ,#, h#/ %, ff#3e&4 He*e #& (he

&'/e *e!'(#$ f CONTRARIETY '$, e( / 3$,.3( #& f(e$ h#%h!

!'.,'5!e4 T"#&( '$, (.*$ (h#& /'((e* '& /.3h '& . "#!! . 3'$

$ee* *e&( (he /*'!#( $ *e!'(#$ 5.( /.&( h'e *e3.*&e (

(he ,e3#&#$& f &e$(#/e$(4

he$ #( #& 'ff#*/e, (h'( (" '$, (h*ee '*e e.'! ( (he h'!f f 

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(e$ (h#& *e!'(#$ f e.'!#( I .$,e*&('$, +e*fe3(!4 I

3$3e#e (h'( #f (e$ 5e ,##,e, #$( (" +'*(& f "h#3h $e h'&

'& /'$ .$#(& '& (he (he* '$, #f '$ f (he&e +'*(& 5e 3/+'*e,

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3/+.$, $./5e*4 B.( "he$ . ,*'" (he$3e ' 3/+'*#&$ ( /*'!

*e!'(#$& I "$ (h'( I '/ '!(%e(he* '( ' !&& ( .$,e*&('$,

.4 A /*'! '3(#$ ' 3*#/e &.3h '& #$%*'(#(.,e #& '

3/+!#3'(e, 5e3(4 De& (he /*'!#( 3$&#&( #$ (he *e!'(#$ f 

#(& +'*(& ( e'3h (he* H" Af(e* "h'( /'$$e* S+e3#f (he

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$(h#$% /*e ( %#e ' &(*$% +*e&./+(#$ f f'!&eh,4 Ye&

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#$(e!!#%#5!e $* .',*'(e "#(h '$ +'*(#3.!'* #$&('$3e * 

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#!!.&(*'(#$4 The h+(he&#& "h#3h "e e/5*'3e #& +!'#$4 I(

/'#$('#$& (h'( /*'!#( #& ,e(e*/#$e, 5 &e$(#/e$(4 I( ,ef#$e&

#*(.e ( 5e HATEVER MENTAL ACTION OR QUALITY GIVES TO A

SPECTATOR THE PLEASING SENTIMENT OF APPROBATION '$, #3e (he

3$(*'*4 e (he$ +*3ee, ( e)'/#$e ' +!'#$ /'((e* f f'3( (

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( e)(*'3( &/e %e$e*'! 5&e*'(#$& "#(h *e%'*, ( (he&e

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5!#%'(#$ '$, #$ *,e* ( ,e(e*/#$e (he +*+*(#$ f !#$e& #$

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'3.'#$(e, 5ef*eh'$, "#(h '!! (he 5e3(& '$, '!! (he#* 

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* ,.5(f.! "e /.&( f#*&( e/+! .* #$.#* * #$(e!!e3(.'!

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APPENDIX III4

SOME FARTHER CONSIDERATIONS ITH REGARD TO USTICE4

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The &3#'! #*(.e& f h./'$#( '$, 5e$e!e$3e e)e*( (he#* 

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APPENDIX IV4

OF SOME VERBAL DISPUTES4

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