Essays, moral, political, and literary / David Hume ; edited and with a foreword, notes, and glossary by Eugene F. Miller ; with an apparatus of variant readings from the 1889 edition by T.H. Green and T.H. Grose.

Format:

• Book

Author/Creator:

• Hume, David, 1711-1776.

Contributor:

• Miller, Eugene F., 1935-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

• Ethics, Modern--18th century.
• Social ethics--Early works to 1800.
• Political science--Early works to 1800.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (739 p.)

Edition:

Rev. ed.

Place of Publication:

Indianapolis : LibertyClassics, [1987]

Language Note:

English

Summary:

This edition contains the thirty-nine essays included in "Essays, Moral, and Literary, " that made up Volume I of the 1777 posthumous "Essays and Treatises on Several Subjects." It also includes ten essays that were withdrawn or left unpublished by Hume for various reasons. The two most important were deemed too controversial for the religious climate of his time.This revised edition reflects changes based on further comparisons with eighteenth-century texts and an extensive reworking of the index.Eugene F. Miller was Professor of Political Science at the University of Georgia from 1967 until his retirement in 2003.

Contents:

• ""David Hume, Essays Moral, Political, and Literary ""; ""Front Matter ""; ""Title Page ""; ""Copyright Details ""; ""Table of Contents, p. vii ""; ""Foreword, p. xi ""; ""Editor's Note, p. xix ""; ""Note to the Revised Edition, p. xxviii ""; ""The Life of David Hume, p. xxix ""; ""Letter from Adam Smith, LL.D. To William Strahan, Esq., p. xliii ""; ""Essays Moral, Political, and Literary ""; ""Part I ""; ""I. Of the Delicacy of Taste and Passion, p. 3 ""; ""II. Of the Liberty of the Press, p. 9 ""; ""III. That Politics May be Reduced to a Science, p. 14 ""
• ""IV. Of the First Principles of Government, p. 32 """"V. Of the Origin of Government, p. 37 ""; ""VI. Of the Independency of Parliament, p. 42 ""; ""VII. Whether the British Government Inclines More to Absolute Monarchy, or to a Republic, p. 47 ""; ""VIII. Of Parties In General, p. 54 ""; ""IX. Of the Parties of Great Britain, p. 64 ""; ""X. Of Superstition and Enthusiasm, p. 73 ""; ""XI. Of the Dignity or Meanness of Human Nature, p. 80 ""; ""XII. Of Civil Liberty, p. 87 ""; ""XIII. Of Eloquence, p. 97 ""; ""XIV. Of the Rise and Progress of the Arts and Sciences, p. 111 ""
• ""XV. The Epicurean, p. 138 """"XVI. The Stoic, p. 146 ""; ""XVII. The Platonist, p. 155 ""; ""XVIII. The Sceptic, p. 159 ""; ""XIX. Of Polygamy and Divorces, p. 181 ""; ""XX. Of Simplicity and Refinement in Writing, p. 191 ""; ""XXI. Of National Characters, p. 197 ""; ""XXII. Of Tragedy, p. 216 ""; ""XXIII. Of the Standard of Taste, p. 226 ""; ""Part II ""; ""I. Of Commerce, p. 253 ""; ""II. Of Refinement in the Arts, p. 268 ""; ""III. Of Money, p. 281 ""; ""IV. Of Interest, p. 295 ""; ""V. Of the Balance of Trade, p. 308 ""; ""VI. Of the Jealousy of Trade, p. 327 ""
• ""VII. Of the Balance of Power, p. 332 """"VIII. Of Taxes, p. 342 ""; ""IX. Of Public Credit, p. 349 ""; ""X. Of Some Remarkable Customs, p. 366 ""; ""XI. Of the Populousness of Ancient Nations, p. 377 ""; ""XII. Of the Original Contract, p. 465 ""; ""XIII. Of Passive Obedience, p. 488 ""; ""XIV. Of the Coalition of Parties, p. 493 ""; ""XVI. Idea of a Perfect Commonwealth, p. 512 ""; ""Essays Withdrawn and Unpublished, p. 531 ""; ""I. Of Essay-Writing, p. 533 ""; ""II. Of Moral Prejudices, p. 538 ""; ""III. Of the Middle Station of Life, p. 545 ""; ""IV. Of Impudence and Modesty, p. 552 ""
• ""V. Of Love and Marriage, p. 557 """"VI. Of the Study of History, p. 563 ""; ""VII. Of Avarice, p. 569 ""; ""VIII. A Character of Sir Robert Walpole, p. 574 ""; ""IX. Of Suicide, p. 577 ""; ""X. Of the Immortality of the Soul, p. 590 ""; ""Variant Readings, p. 599 ""; ""Glossary, p. 649 ""; ""Index, p. 661 ""

Notes:

• Based on the 1777 ed. originally published as v. 1 of Essays and treatises on several subjects.
• Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

1-61487-810-2

OCLC:

572438098