Mackie J.L. Hume's Moral Theory

London: Routledge, 1995. 170 p.Introduction: outline of Hume's theory
Some predecessors: Hobbes, Shaftesbury, Clarke, Wollaston, Mandeville, Hutcheson, Butler
Hume's psychology of action
Morality not based on reason
Variants of sentimentalism
The artificial virtues
Justice and property
The obligation of promises
The artificiality of justice
The origin of government and the limits of political obligation
International justice
Chastity and modesty
The natural virtues
Some successors: Smith, Price, Reid