EDITIONS OF THE ESSAYS COLLATED AND REFERRED TO.
Essays, Moral and Political. Edinburgh, Kincaid, 1741. 12mo. (A)
Essays, Moral and Political, Vol. II. Edinburgh, Kincaid, 1742. 12mo. pp. 105. (B)
Essays, Moral and Political, 2d Edition, corrected. Edinburgh, Kincaid, 1742. 12mo. pp. 189. (C)
Essays, Moral and Political. By D. Hume, Esq. 3d Edition, corrected, with additions. London, Millar, 1748. 12mo. (D)
Three Essays, Moral and Political, never before published, which completes the former Edition, in two volumes octavo. By D. Hume, Esq. London, Millar, 1748. 12mo. (E)
Political Discourses. By D. Hume, Esq. Edinburgh, Kincaid, 1752. Small 8vo. To this Edition there is sometimes added 'a List of Scotticisms.' (F)
Political Discourses. By D. Hume, Esq. 2d Edition. Edinburgh, Kincaid, 1752. 12mo. Merely a reprint of the preceding. (G)
Essays and Treatises on several Subjects. By D. Hume, Esq. Vol. IV. containing Political Discourses. 3d Edition, with Additions and Corrections. London, Millar, 1754. (H)
Four Dissertations: 1st, Natural History of Religion: 2d, of the Passions: 3d, of Tragedy: 4th, of the Standard of Taste. By D. Hume, Esq. London, Millar, 1757. 12mo. (I)
Philosophical Essays concerning Human Understanding. By the Author of the Essays Moral and Political. London, Millar, 1748. 12mo. (K)
Philosophical Essays concerning Human Understanding. By D. Hume, Esq. 2d Edition, with Additions and Corrections. London, Millar, 1750. 12mo. (L)
An Enquiry concerning the Principles of Morals. By D. Hume, Esq. London, Millar, 1751. (M)
Essays and Treatises on several Subjects. By D. Hume, Esq. London, Millar, 1768. 2 vols. 4to. (N)
Essays and Treatises on several Subjects. By D. Hume, Esq. London, Cadell, 1777. 2 vols 8vo. (O)
The above List comprehends all the Editions which vary materially from each other. Those which have been found on examination to be mere reprints, are not included.
[CONTENTS OF VOLUME FIRST.]
[Life of the Author]
[Letter from Adam Smith, LL.D. to William Strachan Esq.],
and [Latter-will and Testament of Mr Hume]
[Account of the Controversy between Hume and Rousseau]
[List of Scotticisms]
[TREATISE OF HUMAN NATURE.]
[INTRODUCTION]
[BOOK I.—OF THE UNDERSTANDING.]
[PART I.]
[OF IDEAS, THEIR ORIGIN, COMPOSITION, CONNEXION, ABSTRACTION,] &c.
[Of the Origin of our Ideas]
[Division of the Subject]
[Of the Ideas of the Memory and Imagination]
[Of the Connexion or Association of Ideas]
[Of Relations]
[Of Modes and Substances]
[Of Abstract Ideas]
[PART II.]
[OF THE IDEAS OF SPACE AND TIME.]
[Of the infinite Divisibility of our Ideas of Space and Time]
[Of the infinite Divisibility of Space and Time]
[Of the other Qualities of our Ideas of Space and Time]
[Objections answered]
[The same Subject continued]
[Of the Idea of Existence, and of external Existence]
[PART III.]
[OF KNOWLEDGE AND PROBABILITY.]
[Of Knowledge]
[Of Probability, and of the Idea of Cause and Effect]
[Why a Cause is always necessary]
[Of the component parts of our Reasonings concerning Cause and effect]
[Of the Impressions of the Senses and Memory]
[Of the Inference from the Impression to the Idea]
[Of the Nature of the Idea or Belief]
[Of the Causes of Belief]
[Of the Effects of other Relations and other Habits]
[Of the Influence of Belief]
[Of the Probability of Chances]
[Of the Probability of Causes]
[Of unphilosophical Probability]
[Of the Idea of Necessary Connexion]
[Rules by which to judge of Causes and Effects]
[Of the Reason of Animals]
[PART IV.]
[OF THE SCEPTICAL AND OTHER SYSTEMS OF PHILOSOPHY.]
[Of Scepticism with regard to Reason]
[Of Scepticism with regard to the Senses]
[Of the Ancient Philosophy]
[Of the Modern Philosophy]
[Of the Immateriality of the Soul]
[Of Personal Identity]
[Conclusion of this Book]