David Hume :

Hardin, Russell, 1940-

David Hume : moral and political theorist / Russell Hardin. - Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2009. - xvi, 260 p. ; 24 cm.

Includes bibliographical references (p. [232]-242) and index.

Hume's place in history -- Moral psychology -- Strategic analysis -- Convention -- Political theory -- Justice as order -- Utilitarianism -- Value theory -- Retrospective.

By placing Hume in the developing tradition of social science, as a strong forerunner of his younger friend Adam Smith, Hardin shows Hume's strong strategic sense, his powerful theory of convention as a main source of social and political order, and his recognition of moral and political theory as a single enterprise.

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Hume, David, 1711-1776.
Hume, David, 1711-1776 --Ethics.
Hume, David, 1711-1776 --Political and social views.


Ethics, Modern.
Political science--Philosophy.

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