Four Dissertations
Four Dissertations is a collection of four essays by the Scottish enlightenment philosopher David Hume, first published in 1757.
The Natural History of Religion
Introduction As every enquiry, which regards religion, is of the utmost importance, there are tw...
Of the Passions
Section I. Some objects produce immediately an agreeable sensation, by the original structure of...
Of Tragedy
It seems an unaccountable pleasure, which the spectators of a well-wrote tragedy receive from sor...
Of the Standard of Taste
The great variety of Taste, as well as of opinion, which prevails in the world, is too obvious no...