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  1. Section I. Of the General Principles of Morals

    15:12

  2. Section II. Of Benevolence, Part I

    5:39

  3. Section II. Of Benevolence, Part II

    9:48

  4. Section III. Of Justice, Part I

    22:05

  5. Section III. Of Justice, Part II

    29:53

  6. Section IV. Of Political Society

    12:08

  7. Section V. Why Utility Pleases, Part I

    13:16

  8. Section V. Why Utility Pleases, Part II

    29:16

  9. Section VI. Of Qualities Useful to Ourselves, Part I

    24:06

  10. Section VI. Of Qualities Useful to Ourselves, Part II

    12:27

  11. Section VII. Of Qualities Immediately Agreeable to Ourselves

    27:34

  12. Section VIII. Of Qualities Immediately Agreeable to Others

    16:17

  13. Section IX. Conclusion, Part I

    27:46

  14. Section IX. Conclusion, Part II

    13:33

  15. Appendix I. Concerning Moral Sentiment

    22:30

  16. Appendix II. Of Self-Love

    22:48

  17. Appendix III. Some Farther Considerations with Regard to Justice

    20:00

  18. Appendix IV. Of Some Verbal Disputes

    21:44

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Praise and blame become subjects of careful argument in David Hume's study of moral judgement, first published in 1751. He begins by examining how reasoning and feeling contribute to our decisions about right and wrong. Facts and comparisons help us understand an action, but approval and disapproval also depend on the responses it calls forth. The chapters extend that inquiry to benevolence, justice, political society and the qualities that make people useful or agreeable to one another.

Hume tests his ideas against familiar social behaviour. In one discussion, he considers why people respect wealth and authority even when they expect no personal advantage from them. Examples involving strangers, travellers and family standing give the argument a practical setting. Readers interested in ethics will find a sustained attempt to explain moral distinctions through human experience, with attention to both public benefit and individual feeling.

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David Hume

David Hume (1711-1776) was a Scottish philosopher and historian and a leading figure of the Scottish Enlightenment. His skeptical, empiricist approach to knowledge, causation, and religion influenced Kant and generations after him. He also wrote widely read essays and a popular History of England that made him famous in his lifetime.

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