"In this respect, I cannot compare the soul more properly to any thing than to a republic or commonwealth, in which the several members are united by the reciprocal ties of government and subordination, and give rise to other persons who propagate the same republic in the incessant changes of its parts."
A Treatise of Human Nature
Published anonymously with vols. I and II appearing in January in 1739 and vol. III appearing in November of 1740. Only 1 entry in the ESTC (1740).<br>
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David Hume, <u>A Treatise of Human Nature. Being an Attempt to Introduce the Experimental Method of Reasoning into Moral Subjects.</u> 3 vols. (London: Printed for John Noon, 1739; Thomas Longman, 1740). &lt;<a href="http://estc.bl.uk/T4002">Link to ESTC</a>&gt;&lt;<a href="http://find.galegroup.com/ecco/infomark.do?&contentSet=ECCOArticles&type=multipage&tabID=T001&prodId=ECCO&docId=CW118260024&source=gale&userGroupName=viva_uva&version=1.0&docLevel=FASCIMILE">Link to ECCO</a>&gt;&lt;<a href="http://name.umdl.umich.edu/004806339.0001.001">Link to ECCO-TCP</a>&gt;&lt;<a href="http://oll.libertyfund.org/title/342">Link to OLL</a>&gt;<br>
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Reading David Hume, <u>A Treatise of Human Nature</u>, eds. D. F. and M. J. Norton (Oxford: OUP, 2000). Searching in Past Masters and OLL editions.