LEADER 02790nam 22004813u 450 001 9910463476903321 005 20210114014341.0 010 $a1-62356-945-1 035 $a(CKB)2670000000500946 035 $a(EBL)1580839 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC601572 035 $a(EXLCZ)992670000000500946 100 $a20131223d2013|||| u|| | 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n|---||||| 200 10$aDavid Hume$b[electronic resource] 210 $aLondon $cBloomsbury Publishing$d2013 215 $a1 online resource (154 p.) 225 1 $aMajor Conservative and Libertarian Thinkers 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 $a1-4411-3123-X 327 $aCover-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 327 $aG Liberty and Its Qualifications3 Reception and Influence; Britain; North America; Europe; i France; ii Italy; iii Germany; 4 Hume and Conservatism; Bibliography; Index 330 $aIn this compelling and accessible account of the life and thought of the Scottish Enlightenment philosopher David Hume (1711-1776), Professor Christopher J. Berry of the University of Glasgow argues that the belief in the uniformity of human nature was at the heart of Hume's thought. In this volume, Berry introduces classic 'Humean' themes including the evolution of social institutions as an unintended consequence of the pursuit of self-interest, the importance of custom and habit in establishing rules of just conduct, and the defence of commerce and luxury. The book reveals Hume as an origina 410 0$aMajor Conservative and Libertarian Thinkers 606 $aEthics, Modern 606 $aHume, David, 1711-1776 -- Political and social views 606 $aHume, David, 1711-1776 606 $aPolitical science -- Philosophy 608 $aElectronic books. 615 4$aEthics, Modern. 615 4$aHume, David, 1711-1776 -- Political and social views. 615 4$aHume, David, 1711-1776. 615 4$aPolitical science -- Philosophy. 676 $a192 700 $aBerry$b Christopher J$0148826 801 0$bAU-PeEL 801 1$bAU-PeEL 801 2$bAU-PeEL 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910463476903321 996 $aDavid Hume$92125456 997 $aUNINA