Duncan Forbes, Forbes Duncan

Hume's Philosophical Politics

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Produktbeschreibung

This is a study of Hume's political thought based on a survey of all his writings.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Cambridge University Press
• Seitenzahl: 356
• Erscheinungstermin: 30. Januar 2010
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 216mm x 140mm x 22mm
• Gewicht: 502g
• ISBN-13: 9780521319973
• ISBN-10: 0521319978
• Artikelnr.: 29425328

Inhaltsangabe

Introductory preface
Abbreviations
Part I. The Foundations of Politics: 1. The experimental method in morals: the natural law forerunners
2. A modern theory of Natural Law
3. Political obligation for 'moderate men'
4. Social experience and the uniformity of human nature
Part II. Philosophical Politics: 5. Scientific and vulgar Whiggism
6. Applied philosophy, genuine and false: Hume and the Court and Country parties in 1741-1742
7. The primacy of political institutions
Part III. Philosophical History: 8. The History of England: philosophical history as establishment history
9. The limits of philosophical history
Appendix
Bibliography
Index.