12. Idea of a Perfect Commonwealth

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contributors v
3. Contents vii
4. Acknowledgments ix
5. Introduction xi
6. Index of Names xxv
7. Note on the Texts lv
8. Texts
9. An Enquiry Concerning the Principles of Morals 3
10. Section 2: Of Benevolence 8
11. Section 3: Of Justice 13
12. Section 4: Of Political Society 30
13. Section 5: Why Utility Pleases 35
14. Section 6: Of Qualities Useful to Ourselves 50
15. Section 7: Of Qualities Immediately Agreeable to Ourselves 63
16. Section 8: Of Qualities Immediately Agreeable to Others 71
17. Section 9: Conclusion 76
18. Appendixes
19. Appendix 1: Concerning Moral Sentiment 88
20. Appendix 2: Of Self-Love 95
21. Appendix 3: Some Farther Considerations with Regard to Justice 101
22. Appendix 4: Of Some Verbal Disputes 108
23. A Dialogue 117
24. Essays, Moral, Political and Literary
25. 1. Of the Liberty of the Press 133
26. 2. That Politics May Be Reduced to a Science 136
27. 3. Of the First Principles of Government 147
28. 4. Of the Origin of Government 151
29. 5. Of Parties in General 155
30. 6. Of National Characters 162
31. 7. Of Commerce 176
32. 8. Of Refinement in the Arts 187
33. 9. Of Public Credit 196
34. 10. Of the Original Contract 208
35. 11. Of Passive Obedience 224
36. 12. Idea of a Perfect Commonwealth 227
37. Essays
38. The Composition, Reception, and Early Influence of Hume’s Essays and Enquiry Concerning the Principles of Morals 241
39. How Hume Influenced Contemporary Moral Philosophy 265
40. Political Science and Political Theory in Hume’s Essays 290
41. Hume on Decisions, Convention, and Justice 317
42. Index 339