David Hume on Morals, Politics, and Society.
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 continu...
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2018
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Table of Contents:
- Cover; Half Title; Title; Copyright; Contributors; Contents; Acknowledgments; Introduction; Index of Names; Note on the Texts; Texts; An Enquiry Concerning the Principles of Morals; 1. Of the General Principles of Morals; 2. Of Benevolence; 3. Of Justice; 4. Of Political Society; 5. Why Utility Pleases; 6. Of Qualities Useful to Ourselves; 7. Of Qualities Immediately Agreeable to Ourselves; 8. Of Qualities Immediately Agreeable to Others; 9. Conclusion; Appendixes; 1. Concerning Moral Sentiment; 2. Of Self-Love; 3. Some Farther Considerations with Regard to Justice; 4. Of Some Verbal Disputes.
- A: DialogueEssays, 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; How Hume Influenced Contemporary Moral Philosophy.
- Political Science and Political Theory in Hume's EssaysHume on Decisions, Convention, and Justice; Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; Q; R; S; T; U; V; W; X; Z.
