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David Hume : moral and political theorist / Russell Hardin.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Hardin, Russell, 1940- author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Hume, David, 1711-1776.
- Hume, David.
- Hume, David, 1711-1776--Ethics.
- Hume, David, 1711-1776--Political and social views.
- Ethics, Modern.
- Political science--Philosophy.
- Political science.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (xvi, 260 pages)
- Other Title:
- Moral and political theorist
- Place of Publication:
- Oxford : Oxford University Press, [2007]
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- By placing Hume in the developing tradition of social science as a strong forerunner of his younger friend Adam Smith, Hardin shows Hume's strong strategic sense, his powerful theory of convention as a main source of social and political order, and his recognition of moral and political theory as a single enterprise.
- Contents:
- Hume's place in history
- Moral psychology
- Strategic analysis
- Convention
- Political theory
- Justice as order
- Utilitarianism
- Value theory
- Retrospective.
- Notes:
- Description based upon print version of record.
- Includes bibliographical references (pages [232]-242) and index.
- Description based on print version record.
- Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.
- ISBN:
- 0-19-157101-6
- 1-281-15045-2
- 9786611150457
- 0-19-152836-6
- 1-4356-2213-8
- OCLC:
- 183915587
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