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Autore |
Berry Christopher J |
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Titolo |
David Hume [[electronic resource]] |
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London, : Bloomsbury Publishing, 2013 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (154 p.) |
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Collana |
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Major Conservative and Libertarian Thinkers |
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Soggetti |
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Ethics, Modern |
Hume, David, 1711-1776 -- Political and social views |
Hume, David, 1711-1776 |
Political science -- Philosophy |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Cover-Page; Half Title; Series Introduction; Title; Copyright; Contents; Series Editor's Preface; Acknowledgments; 1 Hume: A Life of Letters; 2 Hume's Thought; A The Science of Man; B Causation; C Justice; i The artificiality of justice; ii The rules of justice; iii The virtuousness of justice; D Government, Legitimacy, and Custom; i The need for and role of government; ii The critique of contract; iii Time and legitimacy; iv Custom; E Superstition; F Commerce and the Rule of Law; i The decline of the barons; ii The defense of commerce and luxury; iii The rule of law and expectation |
G Liberty and Its Qualifications3 Reception and Influence; Britain; North America; Europe; i France; ii Italy; iii Germany; 4 Hume and Conservatism; Bibliography; Index |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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In this compelling and accessible account of the life and thought of the Scottish Enlightenment philosopher David Hume (1711-1776), Professor Christopher J. Berry of the University of Glasgow argues that the belief in the uniformity of human nature was at the heart of Hume's thought. In this volume, Berry introduces classic 'Humean' themes including the evolution of social institutions as an unintended consequence of the pursuit of self-interest, the importance of custom and habit in establishing rules of just conduct, and the defence of commerce and luxury. The book reveals Hume as an origina |
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