Hume's Essays

Herausgeber: Skjönsberg, Max; Waldmann, Felix

• Gebundenes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

"In this volume thirteen essays offer new research on key areas of Hume's Essays, including political theory, philosophy, political economy, and aesthetics, providing scholars and students with a wide-ranging, accessible, and in-depth guide to what remains one of the most-read works among Hume's writings"--

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Cambridge University Press
• Seitenzahl: 306
• Erscheinungstermin: 9. Januar 2025
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 235mm x 157mm x 21mm
• Gewicht: 596g
• ISBN-13: 9781316517727
• ISBN-10: 1316517721
• Artikelnr.: 70891723

Inhaltsangabe

Introduction Max Skjönsberg and Felix Waldmann
Part I. Reception: 1. The reception of Hume's essays in eighteenth-century Britain Mark G. Spencer and Mikko Tolonen
2. The reception of Hume's essays in eighteenth-century Germany Lina Weber
3. The reception of Hume's essays in eighteenth-century France Laura Nicolì
Part II. Philosophy: 4. Hume's essays as Philosophy Margaret Watkins
5. 'The sentiments of sects': Epicurean, Stoic, Platonist, Sceptic Tim Stuart-Buttle
6. Aesthetics and the arts in Hume's essays Timothy M. Costelloe
7. Religion, anticlericalism and the worldly paths to happiness in Hume's essays R. J. W. Mills
Part III. Politics: 8. Reconstructing Oceana: Hume's 'idea of a perfect commonwealth' Danielle Charette
9. 'One of the most difficult problems, that can be met with': Hume on political parties Max Skjönsberg
10. Hume on eloquence and the failings of English Political Oratory Ross Carroll
11. Hume and population Sylvana Tomaselli
12. Hume on economic inequality Margaret Schabas
13. Hume and the politics of Money Tom Hopkins
Bibliography
Index.