A Bibliograpy of David Hume, 1711- 1776.
- A Treatise of Human Nature, Being an attempt to introduce the experimental method of
reasoning into moral subjects, 1739-40.
- An Abstract of a Book Lately Published, 1740 - (discovered by J.M. Keynes and P. Sraffa in 1938)
- Essays, Moral and Political, 1742, two volumes (see below)
- A Letter from a Gentleman to His Friend in Edinburgh, 1745.
- Three Essays, Moral and Political, 1748 (incorp. in 1748 ed. of Essays)
- Of National Characters
- Of the Original Contract
- Of Passive Obedience
- An Enquiry Concerning Human Understanding, 1748.
- An Enquiry Concerning the Principles of Morals, 1751.
- Political Discourses, 1752 (incorp. in 1758 ed. of Essays;
see breakdown below).
- Essays and Treatises on Various Subjects, 1754 - four volumes (merely new
editions of the Essays: Moral and Political, the two Enquiries
and the Political Discourses)
- The History of England, from the invasion of Julius Caesar to the Revolution of 1688.,
1754-1762.
- Four Dissertations, 1757.
- Essays: Moral, Political and Literary, 1758 (see breakdown below)
- A Concise and Genuine Account of the Dispute between Mr. Hume and Mr. Rousseau,
1768.
- My Own Life, 1776.
- "Of the Origin of Government", 1777 (in 1777 ed. of Essays)
- Two Essays, 1777 (incorp. into 1889 ed. of Essays)
- Dialogues Concerning Natural Religion, 1779.
A Breakdown of David Hume's Essays: Moral, Political and
Literary
This breakdown is based on the 1985 edition of Hume's Essays: Moral,
Political and Literary, edited by E.F.
Miller and published by Liberty Classics, Indianapolis, which is based on the
1777 edition of Hume's Essays.
Divided into two parts, the 1758 edition contains the essays of the original Essays:
Moral and Political (two volumes, 1742), plus the Three Essays (1748), the Political
Discourses (1752), two of the Four Dissertations (1757) plus two more original
essays, "Of the Jealousy of Trade" and "Of the Coalition of Parties".
The "Withdrawn and Unpublished" essays (included at the bottom as Part III)
were essays of earlier editions which were withdrawn in 1758 but then included in the
posthumous 1777 edition of the Essays in a separate section (except for the new
essay "Of the Origin of Government" (1777) which was inserted into Part I). The
essays "Of Suicide" and "Immortality of the Soul" were written in 1755
but suppressed until Hume's death, published separately (and anonymously) as Two Essays
(1777) and were only much later included in the 1825 edition of the Essays.
Part I
- (1) Of the Delicacy of Taste and
Passion, 1742 (I)
- (2) Of the Liberty of the
Press, 1742 (I)
- (3) That Politics may be reduced to a Science, 1742 (I)
- (4) Of the First Principles of
Government, 1742 (I)
- (5) Of the Origin of
Government, 1777. (not in 1758 ed.)
- (6) Of the Independence of Parliament, 1742 (I)
- (7) Whether the British Government inclines more to Absolute Monarchy or to a Republic,
1742 (I)
- (8) Of Parties in General, 1742 (I)
- (9) Of Parties of Great Britain, 1742 (I)
- (10) Of Superstition and
Enthusiasm, 1742 (I)
- (11) Of the Dignity or Meanness of Human Nature, 1742 (I)
- (12) Of Civil Liberty, 1742 (I)
- (13) Of Eloquence, 1742 (II)
- (14) Of the Rise and Progress of Arts and
Sciences, 1742 (II)
- (15) The Epicurean, 1742 (II)
- (16) The Stoic, 1742 (II)
- (17) The Platonist, 1742 (II)
- (18) The Skeptic, 1742 (II)
- (19) Of Polygamy and Divorces, 1742 (II)
- (20) Of Simplicity and Refinement in Writing, 1742 (II)
- (21) Of National Characters, 1748.
- (22) Of
Tragedy, 1758.
- (23) Of the Standard of
Taste, 1758.
Part II
- (1) Of
Commerce, 1752.
- (2) Of Refinement in the
Arts, 1752.
- (3) Of
Money, 1752.
- (4) Of the Balance of
Trade, 1752.
- (5) Of the Jealousy of
Trade, 1758.
- (6) Of
Interest, 1752.
- (7) Of the Balance of Power, 1752.
- (8) Of
Taxes, 1752.
- (9) Of Public
Credit, 1752.
- (10) Of Some Remarkable Customs, 1752.
- (11) Of the Populousness of Ancient Nations, 1752.
- (12) Of the Original Contract, 1748.
- (13) Of Passive Obedience, 1748.
- (14) Of the Coalition of Parties, 1758.
- (15) Of the Protestant Succession, 1752.
- (16) Idea of a Perfect Commonwealth, 1752.
Part III: Essays Withdrawn and Unpublished in 1758 ed. (but included in 1777 ed.)
- (1) Of
Essay-Writing, 1742 (II) - copy
- (2) Of Moral
Prejudices, 1742 (II)
- (3) Of the Middle Station of
Life, 1742 (II)
- (4) Of Impudence and
Modesty, 1742 (I)
- (5) Of
Love and Marriage, 1742 (I)
- (6) Of the Study of
History, 1742 (I)
- (7) Of
Avarice, 1742 (I)
- (8) A Character of Sir Robert Walpole, 1742 (II)
- (9) Of
Suicide, 1777. (incl. in 1825 ed.) - copy
- (10) Of the Immortality of the
Soul, 1777 (incl. in 1825 ed.) - copy
Go to our Introduction to David Hume
Go to David Hume Page