David Hume on morals, politics, and society / David Hume; Angela Coventry, Andrew Valls.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Hume, David, 1711-1776, author.

Contributor:

Coventry, Angela, editor.

Valls, Andrew, editor.

Series:

Rethinking the Western tradition.

Rethinking the Western Tradition

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Hume, David, 1711-1776.

Hume, David.

Political science--Philosophy.

Political science.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (409 pages).

Place of Publication:

New Haven, CT : Yale University Press, [2018]

Language Note:

In English.

Summary:

A compact and accessible edition of Hume's political and moral writings with essays by a distinguished set of contributors A key figure of the Scottish Enlightenment, David Hume was a major influence on thinkers ranging from Kant and Schopenhauer to Einstein and Popper, and his writings continue to be deeply relevant today. With four essays by leading Hume scholars exploring his complex intellectual legacy, this volume presents an overview of Hume's moral, political, and social philosophy. Editors Angela Coventry and Andrew Valls bring together a selection of writings from Hume's most important works, with contributors placing them in their appropriate context and offering a lively discourse on the relevance of Hume's thought to contemporary subjects like reason's dependence on emotion and the importance of social convention in political and economic behavior. Perfect for classroom use, this volume is an invaluable companion for anyone studying an important thinker who advanced the development of moral philosophy, economics, cognitive science, and many other fields of the Western tradition.

Contents:

Frontmatter

Contributors

Contents

Acknowledgments

Introduction / Valls, Andrew

Index of Names

Note on the Texts

Texts

An Enquiry Concerning the Principles of Morals

Section 2: Of Benevolence

Section 3: Of Justice

Section 4: Of Political Society

Section 5: Why Utility Pleases

Section 6: Of Qualities Useful to Ourselves

Section 7: Of Qualities Immediately Agreeable to Ourselves

Section 8: Of Qualities Immediately Agreeable to Others

Section 9: Conclusion

Appendixes

Appendix 1: Concerning Moral Sentiment

Appendix 2: Of Self-Love

Appendix 3: Some Farther Considerations with Regard to Justice

Appendix 4: Of Some Verbal Disputes

A Dialogue

Essays, Moral, Political and Literary

1. Of the Liberty of the Press

2. That Politics May Be Reduced to a Science

3. Of the First Principles of Government

4. Of the Origin of Government

5. Of Parties in General

6. Of National Characters

7. Of Commerce

8. Of Refinement in the Arts

9. Of Public Credit

10. Of the Original Contract

11. Of Passive Obedience

12. Idea of a Perfect Commonwealth

Essays

The Composition, Reception, and Early Influence of Hume's Essays and Enquiry Concerning the Principles of Morals / Spencer, Mark G.

How Hume Influenced Contemporary Moral Philosophy / Radcliffe, Elizabeth S.

Political Science and Political Theory in Hume's Essays / Whelan, Frederick G.

Hume on Decisions, Convention, and Justice / Vanderschraaf, Peter / Valls, Andrew

Index

Notes:

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (publisher's Web site, viewed 20. Sep 2019)

ISBN:

0-300-24050-3

OCLC:

1056109537