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A Treatise of Human Nature

BOOK I: Of The Understanding ..................................................................................... 8
PART I.1: Of Ideas, Their Origin, Composition, Connexion, Abstraction, Etc............. 8
PART I.2: Of The Ideas Of Space And Time............................................................... 23
PART I.3: Of Knowledge And Probability................................................................... 49
PART I.4: Of The Sceptical And Other Systems Of Philosophy ............................... 117

BOOK II: Of The Passions ........................................................................................... 171
PART II.1: Of Pride And Humility............................................................................. 171
PART II.2: Of Love And Hatred ................................................................................ 202
PART II.3: Of The Will And Direct Passions ............................................................ 243

BOOK III: Of Morals ................................................................................................... 276
PART III.1: Of Virtue And Vice In General .............................................................. 276
PART III.2: Of Justice And Injustice ......................................................................... 290
PART III.3: Of The Other Virtues And Vices............................................................ 350
APPENDIX................................................................................................................. 378

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My design in the present work is sufficiently explained in the Introduction. The reader must only observe, that all the subjects I have there planned out to myself, are not treated of in these two volumes. The subjects of the Understanding and Passions make a compleat chain of reasoning by themselves; and I was willing to take advantage of this natural division, in order to try the taste of the public. If I have the good fortune to meet with success, I shall proceed to the examination of Morals, Politics, and Criticism; which will compleat this Treatise of Human Nature. The approbation of the public I consider as the greatest reward of my labours; but am determined to regard its judgment, whatever it be, as my best instruction.