Theodore Gracyk's David Hume page

Were a drunken libertine to throw out such nauseous stuff in
the presence of his bacchanalian companions, there might
be some excuse for him; but were any man to advance such
doctrines in the company of sober citizens, men of plain
sense and decent manners, no person, we apprehend, would
think him entitled to a serious reply, but would hear him with
silent contempt. -- William Rose (1784) on his friend, David Hume

To learn about Hume's life, click here.

Hume's Writings (on this website):

An Abstract of A Treatise of Human Nature (1740)

Hume's own account of his life (1776)

An Enquiry Concerning Human Understanding
(Based on the 1777 edition; complete text, single spaced, divided into sections)

Hume's discussion of personal identity
from A Treatise of Human Nature

"Of the Standard of Taste" with annotations

"Delicacy Of Taste And Delicacy Of Passion"

Hume's discussion of the problem of natural evil from Dialogues Concerning Natural Religion (1779)

Links to Hume's Writings on other websites:

Hume's Enquiry Concerning Human Understanding:
A simplified and edited version for beginners that I created for introductory level students.
Another online copy of Hume's Enquiry:
(1777 edition; complete text, single spaced, divided into sections)
Another online copy of Hume's Enquiry:
(1777 edition; complete text, single spaced, divided into sections)
An Abstract of A Treatise of Human Nature (1740)
Hume's A Treatise of Human Nature at the University of Adelaide
Hume's Dialogues Concerning Natural Religion at St. Anselm College
Hume's economic writings (14 essays by Hume)

Miscellaneous Links concerning Hume

Loads of links to pages about David Hume
My encyclopedia article about Hume's Aesthetics
An outline of Hume's so-called "problem of induction"
Here is an essay that I wrote on Hume's theory of empirical knowledge
Outline of Hume's Enquiry at Alma College

Philosophy 306

Eighteenth Century Philosophy

David Hume