Excerpt from Hume's Treatise of Morals: And Selections From the Treatise of the Passions The Ethical Series, of which this book on Hume's Ethics, by Dr. J. H. Hyslop, is the initial number, will consist of a number of small volumes, each of which will be devoted to the presentation of a, leading system in the History Of Modern Ethics, in selections or extracts from the original works. These selections will be accompanied by explana tory and critical notes. They will also be introduced by a bibliography, a brief biographical sketch Of the author of the system, a statement of the relation of the system to preceding ethical thought, and a brief explanation Of the main features of the system and its influence on subsequent ethical thought. The volumes will be prepared by experi enced teachers in the department of Ethics and with special reference to undergraduate instruction and study in colleges. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.