Project Gutenberg 2016-12-22 Public domain in the USA. 286 Hume, David 1711 1776 Philosophical Works, v. 2 (of 4) Including All the Essays, and Exhibiting the More Important Alterations and Corrections in the Successive Editions Published by the Author Produced by Madelaine Kilsby and Marc D'Hooghe at Free Literature (back online soon in an extended version, also linking to free sources for education worldwide ... MOOC's, educational materials,...) Images generously made available by the Bodleian Library, Oxford. "Philosophical Works, v. 2 (of 4)" by David Hume is a philosophical treatise written in the early 19th century. This volume primarily explores the nature of human emotions, specifically the passions of pride and humility, and their underlying psychological mechanisms. It aims to systematically analyze how these emotions arise, their causes and effects, and how they relate to self-perception and social interactions. The opening of this volume sets the stage for a thorough examination of pride and humility. Hume begins by distinguishing between original and reflective impressions within the realm of human perception and emotions. He discusses how these two passions are directly opposed but share the same object—self. Hume emphasizes that pride arises from favorable perceptions of oneself, while humility stems from unfavorable views. He also notes that the causes of these passions are varied, extending beyond just personal attributes to include external possessions and social status. Throughout this exploration, Hume emphasizes the importance of both the qualities producing pleasure or pain and their relationship to the self, laying a foundation for understanding the complexities of human emotions. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 48.3 (College-level). Difficult to read. en Knowledge, Theory of Philosophy, English -- 18th century B Text Category: Psychiatry/Psychology Category: Philosophy & Ethics 1135800 2025-09-21T11:31:44.728240 text/html 1123184 2024-10-23T01:32:42 text/html 451292 2025-09-21T11:31:59.015138 application/epub+zip 468477 2025-09-21T11:31:48.070220 application/epub+zip 468477 2025-09-21T11:31:46.315204 application/epub+zip 755727 2025-09-21T11:32:05.771095 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 667485 2025-09-21T11:31:56.411189 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 668182 2022-09-24T13:12:15.294784 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 981858 2025-09-21T11:31:43.273228 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 961808 2024-10-23T01:32:42 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 16642 2025-09-21T11:32:05.905087 application/rdf+xml 8381 2025-09-21T11:31:46.446222 image/jpeg 1996 2025-09-21T11:31:46.381232 image/jpeg 413345 2025-09-21T11:31:44.810193 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia