Essays, Moral, Political, and Literary

Essays, Moral, Political, and Literary: Essays, Moral, Political, and Literary (1758) is a two volume compilation of essays by David Hume. Part I includes the essays from Essays, Moral and Political, plus two essays from Four Dissertations. The contents of this part largely covers political and aesthetic issues. Part II includes the essays from Political Discourses, most of which develop economic themes. The total two-part collection appeared within a larger collection of Hume's writings titled Essays and Treatises on Several Subjects.^[1]

Chapter listing

Part I

Of the delicacy of taste and passion

Of the liberty of the press

That politics may be reduced to a science

Of the first principles of government

Of the origin of government

Of the independency of parliament

Whether the British government inclines more to absolute monarchy, or to a republic

Of parties in general

Of the parties of Great Britain

Of the superstition and enthusiasm

Of the dignity or meanness of human nature

Of civil liberty

Of eloquence

Of the rise and progress of the arts and sciences

The epicurean

The stoic

The platonist

The sceptic

Of polygamy and divorces

Of simplicity and refinement in writing

Of national characters

Of tragedy

Of the standard of taste

Part II [Political Discourses]

Of commerce

Of refinement in the arts

Of money

Of interest

Of the balance of trade

Of the jealousy of trade

Of the balance of power

Of taxes

Of public credit

Of some remarkable customs

Of the populousness of ancient nations

Of the original contract

Of passive obedience

Of the coalition of parties

Of the Protestant succession

Idea of a perfect commonwealth

References

^ James, Fieser (2006). "David Hume (1711-1776) Essays, Moral, Political and Literary". The Internet Encyclopedia of Philosophy. http://www.iep.utm.edu/h/humeessa.htm. Retrieved 2007-12-12.

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Books
A Treatise of Human Nature · An Enquiry Concerning Human Understanding · An Enquiry Concerning the Principles of Morals · Essays, Moral, Political, and Literary · Four Dissertations · Dialogues concerning Natural Religion · The History of England (The History of Great Britain)

Criticism
Argument for the existence of God from design · Problem of induction · Is–ought problem

Philosophy
Hume's principle · Hume's Law · Hume's Fork · The Missing Shade of Blue · "Of Miracles" · Scottish Enlightenment · Empiricism · Price specie flow mechanism

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Essays, Moral, Political, and Literary (full text with foreword by Eugene F. Miller)

Four of the Essays, slightly modified for easier reading

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