An Enquiry Concerning the Principles of Morals

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David Hume, an eminent Scottish philosopher, historian, and essayist, explores the nature and foundation of Morals in this book, which was written as a popular summary of Book III in A Treatise of Human Nature. Hume states: “There has been a controversy started of late, much better worth examination, concerning the general foundation of Morals; whether they be derived from Reason, or from Sentiment; whether we attain the knowledge of them by a chain of argument and induction, or by an immediate feeling and finer internal sense; whether, like all sound judgement of truth and falsehood, they should be the same to every rational intelligent being; or whether, like the perception of beauty and deformity, they be founded entirely on the particular fabric and constitution of the human species.” (Excerpted from Section I – Of the General Principles of Morals) (Summary from the text and adapted from Wikipedia by lubee930)

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Section I. Of the General Principles of Morals 15:12 Gelesen von Ruth Golding
Section II. Of Benevolence, Part I 5:39 Gelesen von Ruth Golding
Section II. Of Benevolence, Part II 9:48 Gelesen von Ruth Golding
Section III. Of Justice, Part I 22:05 Gelesen von MorganScorpion
Section III. Of Justice, Part II 29:53 Gelesen von MorganScorpion
Section IV. Of Political Society 12:08 Gelesen von gscheids
Section V. Why Utility Pleases, Part I 13:16 Gelesen von Lucas Boulding
Section V. Why Utility Pleases, Part II 29:16 Gelesen von Lucas Boulding
Section VI. Of Qualities Useful to Ourselves, Part I 24:06 Gelesen von Lucas Boulding
Section VI. Of Qualities Useful to Ourselves, Part II 12:27 Gelesen von Lucas Boulding
Section VII. Of Qualities Immediately Agreeable to Ourselves 27:34 Gelesen von Anthony Webster
Section VIII. Of Qualities Immediately Agreeable to Others 16:17 Gelesen von MorganScorpion
Section IX. Conclusion, Part I 27:46 Gelesen von Ruth Golding
Section IX. Conclusion, Part II 13:33 Gelesen von Ruth Golding
Appendix I. Concerning Moral Sentiment 22:30 Gelesen von MorganScorpion
Appendix II. Of Self-Love 22:48 Gelesen von Anthony Webster
Appendix III. Some Farther Considerations with Regard to Justice 20:00 Gelesen von MorganScorpion
Appendix IV. Of Some Verbal Disputes 21:44 Gelesen von Amy Koenig