These new Oxford University Press editions have been meticulously collated from various exatant versions. Each text has an excellent introduction including an overview of Hume's thought and an account of his life and times. Even the difficult, and rarely commented-on, chapters on space and time are elucidated. There are also useful notes on the text and glossary. These scholarly new editions are ideally adapted for a whole range of readers, from beginners to experts.

• PART 1: INTRODUCTORY MATERIAL ; How to Use this Book ; List of Abbreviations ; Editor's Introduction ; 1. Life and Early Publishing History ; 2. Hume's General Philosophy ; 3. Background Controversies in Moral Philosophy ; 4. Hume's Moral Philosophy ; 5. The Structure of the Text ; 6. Conclusion: Hume's Influence ; The Text Printed in this Edition ; Supplementary Reading ; PART 2: THE TEXT ; An Enquiry Concerning the Principles of Morals ; 1. Of the General Principles of Morals ; 2. Of Benevolence ; 3. Of Justice ; 4. Of Political Society ; 5. Why Utility Pleases ; 6. Of Qualities Useful to Ourselves ; 7. Of Qualities Immediately Agreeable to Ourselves ; 8. Of Qualities Immediately Agreeable to Others ; 9. Conclusion ; Appendix 1. Concerning Moral Sentiment ; Appendix 2. Of Self-love ; Appendix 3. Some Farther Considerations with regard to Justice ; Appendix 4. Of Some Verbal Disputes ; A Dialogue ; PART 3 ; Annotations to the Enquiry ; Glossary ; References ; Index

These new Oxford University Press editions have been meticulously collated from various exatant versions. Each text has an excellent introduction including an overview of Hume's thought and an account of his life and times. Even the difficult, and rarely commented-on, chapters on space and time are elucidated. There are also useful notes on the text and glossary. These scholarly new editions are ideally adapted for a whole range of readers, from beginners to experts.

• PART 1: INTRODUCTORY MATERIAL ; How to Use this Book ; List of Abbreviations ; Editor's Introduction ; 1. Life and Early Publishing History ; 2. Hume's General Philosophy ; 3. Background Controversies in Moral Philosophy ; 4. Hume's Moral Philosophy ; 5. The Structure of the Text ; 6. Conclusion: Hume's Influence ; The Text Printed in this Edition ; Supplementary Reading ; PART 2: THE TEXT ; An Enquiry Concerning the Principles of Morals ; 1. Of the General Principles of Morals ; 2. Of Benevolence ; 3. Of Justice ; 4. Of Political Society ; 5. Why Utility Pleases ; 6. Of Qualities Useful to Ourselves ; 7. Of Qualities Immediately Agreeable to Ourselves ; 8. Of Qualities Immediately Agreeable to Others ; 9. Conclusion ; Appendix 1. Concerning Moral Sentiment ; Appendix 2. Of Self-love ; Appendix 3. Some Farther Considerations with regard to Justice ; Appendix 4. Of Some Verbal Disputes ; A Dialogue ; PART 3 ; Annotations to the Enquiry ; Glossary ; References ; Index