David Hume on Morals, Politics, and SocietyAuthor :
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Published : Tuesday 8 January 2019
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A compact and accessible edition of Humes political and moral writings with essays by a distinguished set of contributors A key figure of the Scottish Enlightenment, David Hume was a major influence on thinkers ranging from Kant and Schopenhauer to Einstein and Popper, and his writings continue to be deeply relevant today. With four essays by leading Hume scholars exploring his complex intellectual legacy, this volume presents an overview of Humes moral, political, and social philosophy. Editors Angela Coventry and Andrew Valls bring together a selection of writings from Humes most important works, with contributors placing them in their appropriate context and offering a lively discourse on the relevance of Humes thought to contemporary subjects like reasons dependence on emotion and the importance of social convention in political and economic behavior. Perfect for classroom use, this volume is an invaluable companion for anyone studying an important thinker who advanced the development of moral philosophy, economics, cognitive science, and many other fields of the Western tradition.
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