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posted on 2023-06-08, 13:35 authored by Richard Whatmore, Knud HaakonssenThis volume on Hume's politics brings together essays that have been formative of the scholarly and more general debate about Hume's political thought. Unlike many theorists who express their thought in terms of system, Hume uses the incidental genre of the essay as the vehicle for his writing and his mode of presentation is a reflection, indeed an expression, of his belief in the limited power of reason to give any over-all shape to human life. Hume's politics are particularly suited for discussion of a wide range of view-points. The possibilities of seeing in Hume both the conservative and the liberal are pursued along with Hume's sophisticated analysis of party-politics. His acute and pioneering theorisation of perhaps the most central issue for 18th-century political observers, that of commerce and politics, is brought out in the context of his ideas of the international order. His fundamental theory of justice is discussed in its connection with law, property and government.
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AshgatePublisher URL
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494.0Place of publication
FarnhamISBN
9780754627166Series
International library of essays in the history of social and political thoughtDepartment affiliated with
- History Publications
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his is an edited book edited by Richard Whatmore, Knud HaakonssenFull text available
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Richard Whatmore, Knud HaakonssenLegacy Posted Date
2013-04-26Usage metrics
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