Essays, Moral, Political, and Literary (1758) is a two-volume compilation of essays by David Hume. Part I includes the essays from Essays, Moral and Political, plus two essays from Four Dissertations. The content of this part largely covers political and aesthetic issues. Part II includes the essays from Political Discourses, most of which develop economic themes. The total two-part collection appeared within a larger collection of Hume's writings titled Essays and Treatises on Several Subjects. This was a collaborative publication with the important Scottish bookseller Alexander Kincaid, with whom the bookseller Andrew Millar had a lucrative but sometimes difficult relationship.Content: My Own Life, by David Hume Letter from Adam Smith, L.L.D. to William Strahan, Esq. Part I, Essay I, OF THE DELICACY OF TASTE AND PASSION Part I, Essay II, OF THE LIBERTY OF THE PRESS Part I, Essay III, THAT POLITICS MAY BE REDUCED TO A SCIENCE Part I, Essay IV, OF THE FIRST PRINCIPLES OF GOVERNMENT Part I, Essay V, OF THE ORIGIN OF GOVERNMENT Part I, Essay VI, OF THE INDEPENDENCY OF PARLIAMENT Part I, Essay VII, WHETHER THE BRITISH GOVERNMENT INCLINES MORE TO ABSOLUTE MONARCHY, OR TO A REPUBLIC Part I, Essay VIII, OF PARTIES IN GENERAL Part I, Essay IX, OF THE PARTIES OF GREAT BRITAIN Part I, Essay X, OF SUPERSTITION AND ENTHUSIASM Part I, Essay XI, OF THE DIGNITY OR MEANNESS OF HUMAN NATURE Part I, Essay XII, OF CIVIL LIBERTY Part I, Essay XIII, OF ELOQUENCE Part I, Essay XIV, OF THE RISE AND PROGRESS OF THE ARTS AND SCIENCES Part I, Essay XV, THE EPICUREAN Part I, Essay XVI, THE STOIC Part I, Essay XVII, THE PLATONIST Part I, Essay XVIII, THE SCEPTIC Part I, Essay XIX, OF POLYGAMY AND DIVORCES Part I, Essay XX, OF SIMPLICITY AND REFINEMENT IN WRITING Part I, Essay XXI, OF NATIONAL CHARACTERS Part I, Essay XXII, OF TRAGEDY Part I, Essay XXIII, OF THE STANDARD OF TASTE Part II, Essay I, OF COMMERCE Part II, Essay II, OF REFINEMENT IN THE ARTS Part II, Essay III, OF MONEY Part II, Essay IV, OF INTEREST Part II, Essay V, OF THE BALANCE OF TRADE Part II, Essay VI, OF THE JEALOUSY OF TRADE Part II, Essay VII, OF THE BALANCE OF POWER Part II, Essay VIII, OF TAXES Part II, Essay IX, OF PUBLIC CREDIT Part II, Essay X, OF SOME REMARKABLE CUSTOMS Part II, Essay XI, OF THE POPULOUSNESS OF ANCIENT NATIONS Part II, Essay XII, OF THE ORIGINAL CONTRACT Part II, Essay XIII, OF PASSIVE OBEDIENCE Part II, Essay XIV, OF THE COALITION OF PARTIES Part II, Essay XV, OF THE PROTESTANT SUCCESSION Part II, Essay XVI, IDEA OF A PERFECT COMMONWEALTH Part III, Essay I, OF ESSAY-WRITING Part III, Essay II, OF MORAL PREJUDICES Part III, Essay III, OF THE MIDDLE STATION OF LIFE Part III, Essay IV, OF IMPUDENCE AND MODESTY Part III, Essay V, OF LOVE AND MARRIAGE Part III, Essay VI, OF THE STUDY OF HISTORY Part III, Essay VII, OF AVARICE Part III, Essay VIII, A CHARACTER OF SIR ROBERT WALPOLE Part III, Essay IX, OF SUICIDE Part III, Essay X, OF THE IMMORTALITY OF THE SOUL Source: Wikipedia (en)