Hume`s life and work Hume`s theory of the mind Causation,induction and necessary connection Inference from the observed to the unobserved 62 The nature and causes of belief 75 The idea of necessary connection 81 4 The external world 93 The continued and distinct existence of body 93 The vulgar and philosophical forms of the belief in body 95 The causes of the vulgar form of the belief in body:constancy and coherence 102 The role of identity 105 The philosophical belief in double existence 109 5 The self and personal identity 115 The fiction of personal identity 115 The reification of perceptions 119 The rejection of the substantial self 124 Hume`s account of the source of the mistake 127 Objections to Hume 130 6 Morality 139 Project and predecessors 139 Reason and passion 143 Reason and morals 152 Morality and sentiment 159 The virtues 161 The correction of our sentiments 171 7 Religion 177 Introduction 177 Miracles 181 Natural religion 192