The Philosophical Progress of Hume's Essays
The Philosophical Progress of Hume's Essays

Author: Margaret Watkins

Publisher: Cambridge University Press

Published: 2021-01-21

Total Pages: 275

ISBN-13: 9781108700085

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For those open to the possibility that philosophical thought can improve life, David Hume's Essays: Moral, Political, and Literary have something to say. In the first comprehensive study of the Essays, Margaret Watkins engages closely with these neglected texts and shows how they provide important insights into Hume's perspective on the breadth and depth of human life, arguing that the Essays reveal his continued commitment to philosophy as a discipline that can promote both social and individual progress. Addressing topics such as politics, war, slavery, the priesthood, the development of industry, aesthetics, emotional disorders, egoism, friendship, sexuality, gender relations, and the nature of philosophy itself, the volume examines Hume's purposes and aims against the backdrop of the eighteenth century society in which he lived. It will be of interest to scholars of modern thought in philosophy, politics, history, and economics.

The Philosophical Progress of Hume's Essays
The Philosophical Progress of Hume's Essays

Author: Margaret Watkins

Publisher: Cambridge University Press

Published: 2019-01-03

Total Pages: 277

ISBN-13: 1108476279

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Reveals the significance of Hume's Essays for philosophical questions about human life and its individual and social progress.

The Philosophical Progress of Hume's Essays
The Philosophical Progress of Hume's Essays

Author: Margaret Watkins

Publisher: Cambridge University Press

Published: 2019-01-03

Total Pages: 537

ISBN-13: 1108752594

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For those open to the possibility that philosophical thought can improve life, David Hume's Essays: Moral, Political, and Literary have something to say. In the first comprehensive study of the Essays, Margaret Watkins engages closely with these neglected texts and shows how they provide important insights into Hume's perspective on the breadth and depth of human life, arguing that the Essays reveal his continued commitment to philosophy as a discipline that can promote both social and individual progress. Addressing topics such as politics, war, slavery, the priesthood, the development of industry, aesthetics, emotional disorders, egoism, friendship, sexuality, gender relations, and the nature of philosophy itself, the volume examines Hume's purposes and aims against the backdrop of the eighteenth century society in which he lived. It will be of interest to scholars of modern thought in philosophy, politics, history, and economics.

Recasting Hume and Early Modern Philosophy
Recasting Hume and Early Modern Philosophy

Author: Paul Russell

Publisher: Oxford University Press

Published: 2021

Total Pages: 521

ISBN-13: 0197577261

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The philosopher Paul Russell is well known for his scholarship on Hume and free will. This volume collects Russell's most important essays on Hume, with some articles addressing early modern philosophy more generally. The volume is organized thematically into five sections: metaphysics, free will, ethics, religion, and general interpretations of Hume's philosophy. In a substantive introduction, Russell outlines how his insights overlap and connect to various topicsin contemporary philosophy. Recasting Hume and Early Modern Philosophy presents the reader with Russell's substantial and interconnected observations and insights on the matters and figures of the greatest importance in early modern philosophy.

Hume: Political Essays
Hume: Political Essays

Author: David Hume

Publisher: Cambridge University Press

Published: 1994-07-07

Total Pages: 376

ISBN-13: 9780521466394

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A fully annotated edition of Hume's most important political essays.

Essays
Essays

Author: DAVID HUME

Publisher: BoD – Books on Demand

Published: 2024-01-02

Total Pages: 90

ISBN-13: 9361157671

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The 18th-century collection of philosophical articles "Essays" was penned by Scottish Enlightenment philosopher David Hume. The essays' broad range of subjects reflects Hume's varied interests in politics, literature, and philosophy. "A Treatise of Human Nature," one of Hume's most important essays, examines human thinking and makes the case for a more sceptical and empirical philosophy. He promotes a study of human nature based on observation and experience, challenging conventional beliefs about causality, identity, and the nature of knowledge. Hume's writing is distinguished by its empiricism, wit, and clarity. His writings, which provide insights into human nature, the basis of knowledge, and the difficulties of moral and aesthetic judgments, continue to have an impact on the domains of philosophy and economics. The compilation offers a thorough understanding of Hume's contributions to philosophy and is still studied because of its significant influence on Western thought.

Hume and the Politics of Enlightenment
Hume and the Politics of Enlightenment

Author: Thomas W. Merrill

Publisher: Cambridge University Press

Published: 2015-07-23

Total Pages: 213

ISBN-13: 1107108705

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This work explores Hume's Socratic turn to moral and political philosophy as a response to the crisis of radical questioning.

Essays on Hume, Smith and the Scottish Enlightenment
Essays on Hume, Smith and the Scottish Enlightenment

Author: Christopher J. Berry

Publisher: Edinburgh University Press

Published: 2018-05-10

Total Pages: 472

ISBN-13: 1474415024

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Upper-level undergraduate students, postgraduates and scholars working specifically on the Scottish Enlightenment and early modern political and economic thought more generally.