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Title:
AnEnquiryConcerningHumanUnderstanding
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DavidHumeetal
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ANENQUIRYCONCERNINGHUMANUNDERSTANDING.
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ENQUIRIESCONCERNINGTHEHUMANUNDERSTANDING,ANDCONCERNINGTHEPRINCIPLESOFMORALS,BYDAVIDHUME.
REPRINTEDFROMTHEPOSTHUMOUSEDITIONOF1777,ANDEDITEDWITHINTRODUCTION,COMPARATIVETABLESOFCONTENTS,ANDANALYTICALINDEXBYL.A.SELBY-BIGGE,M.A.,LATEFELLOWOFUNIVERSITYCOLLEGE,OXFORD.
SECONDEDITION,1902
CONTENTS
I.OftheDifferentSpeciesofPhilosophy
II.OftheOriginofIdeas
III.OftheAssociationofIdeas
IV.ScepticalDoubtsConcerningtheOperationsoftheUnderstanding
V.ScepticalSolutionoftheseDoubts
VI.OfProbability
VII.OftheIdeaofNecessaryConnexion
VIII.OfLibertyandNecessity
IX.OftheReasonofAnimals
X.OfMiracles
XI.OfaParticularProvidenceandofaFutureState
XII.OftheAcademicalorScepticalPhilosophy
Footnotes
Index
SECTION1.
OFTHEDIFFERENTSPECIESOFPHILOSOPHY.
1.Moralphilosophy,orthescienceofhumannature,maybetreatedaftertwodifferentmanners;
eachofwhichhasitspeculiarmerit,andmaycontributetotheentertainment,instruction,andreformationofmankind.Theoneconsidersmanchieflyasbornforaction;
andasinfluencedinhismeasuresbytasteandsentiment;
pursuingoneobject,andavoidinganother,accordingtothevaluewhichtheseobjectsseemtopossess,andaccordingtothelightinwhichtheypresentthemselves.Asvirtue,ofallobjects,isallowedtobethemostvaluable,thisspeciesofphilosopherspaintherinthemostamiablecolours;
borrowingallhelpsfrompoetryandeloquence,andtreatingtheirsubjectinaneasyandobviousmanner,andsuchasisbestfittedtopleasetheimagination,andengagetheaffections.Theyselectthemoststrikingobservationsandinstancesfromcommonlife;
placeoppositecharactersinapropercontrast;
andalluringusintothepathsofvirtuebytheviewsofgloryandhappiness,directourstepsinthesepathsbythesoundestpreceptsandmostillustriousexamples.Theymakeusfeelthedifferencebetweenviceandvirtue;
theyexciteandregulateoursentiments;
andsotheycanbutbendourheartstotheloveofprobityandtruehonour,theythink,thattheyhavefullyattainedtheendofalltheirlabours.
2.Theotherspeciesofphilosophersconsidermaninthelightofareasonableratherthananactivebeing,andendeavourtoformhisunderstandingmorethancultivatehismanners.Theyregardhumannatureasasubjectofspeculation;
andwithanarrowscrutinyexamineit,inordertofindthoseprinciples,whichregulateourunderstanding,exciteoursentiments,andmakeusapproveorblameanyparticularobject,action,orbehaviour.Theythinkitareproachtoallliterature,thatphilosophyshouldnotyethavefixed,beyondcontroversy,thefoundationofmorals,reasoning,andcriticism;
andshouldforevertalkoftruthandfalsehood,viceandvirtue,beautyanddeformity,withoutbeingabletodeterminethesourceofthesedistinctions.Whiletheyattemptthisarduoustask,theyaredeterredbynodifficulties;
butproceedingfromparticularinstancestogeneralprinciples,theystillpushontheirenquiriestoprinciplesmoregeneral,andrestnotsatisfiedtilltheyarriveatthoseoriginalprinciples,bywhich,ineveryscience,allhumancuriositymustbebounded.Thoughtheirspeculationsseemabstract,andevenunintelligibletocommonreaders,theyaimattheapprobationofthelearnedandthewise;
andthinkthemselvessufficientlycompensatedforthelabouroftheirwholelives,iftheycandiscoversomehiddentruths,whichmaycontributetotheinstructionofposterity.
3.Itiscertainthattheeasyandobviousphilosophywillalways,withthegeneralityofmankind,havethepreferenceabovetheaccurateandabstruse;
andbymanywillberecommended,notonlyasmoreagreeable,butmoreusefulthantheother.Itentersmoreintocommonlife;
mouldstheheartandaffections;
and,bytouchingthoseprincipleswhichactuatemen,reformstheirconduct,andbringsthemnearertothatmodelofperfectionwhichitdescribes.Onthecontrary,theabstrusephilosophy,beingfoundedonaturnofmind,whichcannotenterintobusinessandaction,vanisheswhenthephilosopherleavestheshade,andcomesintoopenday;
norcanitsprincipleseasilyretainanyinfluenceoverourconductandbehaviour.Thefeelingsofourheart,theagitationofourpassions,thevehemenceofouraffections,dissipateallitsconclusions,andreducetheprofoundphilosophertoamereplebeian.
4.Thisalsomustbeconfessed,thatthemostdurable,aswellasjustestfame,hasbeenacquiredbytheeasyphilosophy,andthatabstractreasonersseemhithertotohaveenjoyedonlyamomentaryreputation,fromthecapriceorignoranceoftheirownage,buthavenotbeenabletosupporttheirrenownwithmoreequitableposterity.Itiseasyforaprofoundphilosophertocommitamistakeinhissubtilereasonings;
andonemistakeisthenecessaryparentofanother,whilehepushesonhisconsequences,andisnotdeterredfromembracinganyconclusion,byitsunusualappearance,oritscontradictiontopopularopinion.Butaphilosopher,whopurposesonlytorepresentthecommonsenseofmankindinmorebeautifulandmoreengagingcolours,ifbyaccidenthefallsintoerror,goesnofarther;
butrenewinghisappealtocommonsense,andthenaturalsentimentsofthemind,returnsintotherightpath,andsecureshimselffromanydangerousillusions.ThefameofCiceroflourishesatpresent;
butthatofAristotleisutterlydecayed.LaBruyerepassestheseas,andstillmaintainshisreputation:
ButthegloryofMalebrancheisconfinedtohisownnation,andtohisownage.AndAddison,perhaps,willbereadwithpleasure,whenLockeshallbeentirelyforgotten.
Themerephilosopherisacharacter,whichiscommonlybutlittleacceptableintheworld,asbeingsupposedtocontributenothingeithertotheadvantageorpleasureofsociety;
whilehelivesremotefromcommunicationwithmankind,andiswrappedupinprinciplesandnotionsequallyremotefromtheircomprehension.Ontheotherhand,themereignorantisstillmoredespised;
norisanythingdeemedasurersignofanilliberalgeniusinanageandnationwherethesciencesflourish,thantobeentirelydestituteofallrelishforthosenobleentertainments.Themostperfectcharacterissupposedtoliebetweenthoseextremes;
retaininganequalabilityandtasteforbooks,company,andbusiness;
preservinginconversationthatdiscernmentanddelicacywhicharisefrompoliteletters;
andinbusiness,thatprobityandaccuracywhicharethenaturalresultofajustphilosophy.Inordertodiffuseandcultivatesoaccomplishedacharacter,nothingcanbemoreusefulthancompositionsoftheeasystyleandmanner,whichdrawnottoomuchfromlife,requirenodeepapplicationorretreattobecomprehended,andsendbackthestudentamongmankindfullofnoblesentimentsandwiseprecepts,applicabletoeveryexigenceofhumanlife.Bymeansofsuchcompositions,virtuebecomesamiable,scienceagreeable,companyinstructive,andretiremententertaining.
Manisareasonablebeing;
andassuch,receivesfromsciencehisproperfoodandnourishment:
Butsonarrowaretheboundsofhumanunderstanding,thatlittlesatisfactioncanbehopedforinthisparticular,eitherfromtheextentofsecurityorhisacquisitions.Manisasociable,nolessthanareasonablebeing:
Butneithercanhealwaysenjoycompanyagreeableandamusing,orpreservetheproperrelishforthem.Manisalsoanactivebeing;
andfromthatdisposition,aswellasfromthevariousnecessitiesofhumanlife,mustsubmittobusinessandoccupation:
Butthemindrequiressomerelaxation,andcannotalwayssupportitsbenttocareandindustry.Itseems,then,thatnaturehaspointedoutamixedkindoflifeasmostsuitabletothehumanrace,andsecretlyadmonishedthemtoallownoneofthesebiassestodrawtoomuch,soastoincapacitatethemforotheroccupationsandentertainments.Indulgeyourpassionforscience,saysshe,butletyoursciencebehuman,andsuchasmayhaveadirectreferencetoactionandsociety.AbstrusethoughtandprofoundresearchesIprohibit,andwillseverelypunish,bythepensivemelancholywhichtheyintroduce,bytheendlessuncertaintyinwhichtheyinvolveyou,andbythecoldreceptionwhich
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