Essays, Moral, Political, and Literary

Essays, Moral, Political, and Literary (1758) is a two volume compilation of essays by David Hume

David Hume

David Hume was a Scottish philosopher, historian, economist, and essayist, known especially for his philosophical empiricism and skepticism. He was one of the most important figures in the history of Western philosophy and the Scottish Enlightenment...

. Part I includes the essays from Essays, Moral and Political, plus two essays from Four Dissertations
Four Dissertations
Four Dissertations is a collection of four essays by the Scottish enlightenment philosopher David Hume, first published in 1757. The four essays are:The Natural History of ReligionOf the PassionsOf TragedyOf the Standard of Taste...

. 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.

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

External links

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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