2-An Enquiry Concerning the Principles of Morals-1

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1、AnEnquiryConcerningthePrinciplesofMoralsbyDavidHumeElectronicallyDevelopedbyMobileReferenceSectionI--OftheGeneralPrinciplesofMoralsSectionII--OfBenevolencePartIPartIISectionIII--OfJusticePartIPartIISectionIV--OfPoliticalSocietySectionV--WhyUtilityPleasesPa

2、rtIPartIISectionVI--OfQualitiesUsefultoOurselvesPartIPartIISectionVII--OfQualitiesImmediatelyAgreeabletoOurselvesSectionVIII--OfQualitiesImmediatelyAgreeabletoOthersSectionIX--ConclusionPartIPartIIAppendixI--ConcerningMoralSentimentAppendixII--OfSelf-LoveA

3、ppendixIII--SomeFartherConsiderationswithRegardtoJusticeAppendixIV--OfSomeVerbalDisputes2DavidHumeBiography3SECTIONI.4OFTHEGENERALPRINCIPLESOFMORALS.DISPUTESwithmen,pertinaciouslyobstinateintheirprinciples,are,ofallothers,themostirksome;except,perhaps,thos

4、ewithpersons,entirelydisingenuous,whoreallydonotbelievetheopinionstheydefend,butengageinthecontroversy,fromaffectation,fromaspiritofopposition,orfromadesireofshowingwitandingenuity,superiortotherestofmankind.Thesameblindadherencetotheirownargumentsistobeex

5、pectedinboth;thesamecontemptoftheirantagonists;andthesamepassionatevehemence,ininforcingsophistryandfalsehood.Andasreasoningisnotthesource,whenceeitherdisputantderiveshistenets;itisinvaintoexpect,thatanylogic,whichspeaksnottotheaffections,willeverengagehim

6、toembracesounderprinciples.Thosewhohavedeniedtherealityofmoraldistinctions,mayberankedamongthedisingenuousdisputants;norisitconceivable,thatanyhumancreaturecouldeverseriouslybelieve,thatallcharactersandactionswerealikeentitledtotheaffectionandregardofevery

7、one.Thedifference,whichnaturehasplacedbetweenonemanandanother,issowide,andthisdifferenceisstillsomuchfartherwidened,byeducation,example,andhabit,that,wheretheoppositeextremescomeatonceunderourapprehension,thereisnoscepticismsoscrupulous,andscarceanyassuran

8、cesodetermined,asabsolutelytodenyalldistinctionbetweenthem.Letaman'sinsensibilitybeeversogreat,hemustoftenbetouchedwiththeimagesofRightandWrong;andlethisprejudicesbeeversoobstinate,hemustobserve,thatothersare