Essays, Moral, Political, and Literary -- by David Hume.
Essays Moral, Political, and Literary. David Hume. Oxford University Press, 1963 - Philosophy, Modern - 616 pages. 1 Review. From inside the book. What people are saying - Write a review. LibraryThing Review User Review - bezoar44 - LibraryThing. There are at least two ways to read this short collection of political essays by the Scottish philosopher David Hume: as an historical document.
The Ideal of Liberty in the Political Philosophy of David Hume DANIEL GETE GARRIDO A dissertation presented to the Department of Philosophy in the University of Glasgow in hope of an M. Phil. Degree 23 rd July 2008. ii Abstract There have been two major themes in recent studies of Hume’s political philosophy: on the one hand, the implications, the nature, and the extent of Hume’s anti.
David Hume was a Scottish essayist, historian, philosopher and historian who lived in the 18th century and is famous for having been the pioneer of many path breaking ideas in philosophy including scepticism and empiricism. He had also introduced the concept of naturalism in philosophy. Hume studied at the University of Edinburgh but eventually quit since he did not feel that his professors.
A person of interest whose name is David Hume has set an interesting theory for ethics that he believes people should live by or at least follow to the best of their abilities. To begin Hume’s moral theory is comprised of four theses which are “(1) Reason alone cannot be a motive to the will, but rather is the “slave of the passions” (2) Moral distinctions are not derived from reason.
A Very Brief Summary of David Hume. David Hume (1711-1776) is unquestionably one of the most influential philosophers of the Modern period. Born in Edinburgh, Scotland, his philosophical works include A Treatise on Human Nature (1739), Essays, Moral and Political (2 vols., 1741-1742), An Enquiry Concerning Human Understanding (1748), and An Enquiry Concerning the Principles of Morals (1751.
David Hume's career was in most respects unusually fortunate. Rarely has there been a more admirable congruence of aspiration and achievement, of personal endowment and outward circumstance. Even occasional disappointments, such as his failure to secure a university professorship, usually served to preserve in him the unremitting independence of mind and breadth of interest which are among his.
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