David Hume is commonly known as one of the greatest philosophers to write in English. He was also one of the foremost political and economic theorists and one of the finest historians of the eighteenth century. His political essays reflect the entire range of his intellectual engagement with politics--as political philosophy, political observation and political history--and function as an extension of and supplement to works such as his Treatise of Human Nature and his History of England. The twenty-seven most important essays are presented in this fully annotated edition, together with excerpts from the History of England that point up their context.
By:
David Hume Edited by:
Knud Haakonssen (Australian National University Canberra) Imprint: Cambridge University Press Country of Publication: United Kingdom Dimensions:
Height: 216mm,
Width: 140mm,
Spine: 23mm
Weight: 570g ISBN:9780521466394 ISBN 10: 0521466393 Series:Cambridge Texts in the History of Political Thought Pages: 416 Publication Date:05 September 1994 Audience:
College/higher education
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Professional and scholarly
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Primary
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Undergraduate
Language:Cambodian Format:Paperback Publisher's Status: Active
Reviews for Hume: Political Essays
This is a new and welcome edition to the Cambridge Texts in the HIistory of Political Thought series...Haakonssen's introduction is clear and informative. Ethics