Viz. I. Introduction of the Feudal Law Into Scotland. II. Constitution of Parliament. III. Honour. Dignity. IV. Succession or Descent. With an appendix upon Hereditary and Indefeasible Right.

Upper-level undergraduate students, postgraduates and scholars working specifically on the Scottish Enlightenment and early modern political and economic thought more generally.

David and Mary Norton present the definitive scholarly edition of Hume's Treatise, one of the greatest philosophical works ever written. This second volume contains their historical account of how the Treatise was written and published; an explanation of how they have established the text; an extensive set of annotations which illuminate Hume's texts; and a comprehensive bibliography and index.