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David Hume : moral and political theorist / Russell Hardin.

By: Material type: TextTextPublication details: Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2009.Description: xvi, 260 p. ; 24 cmISBN:
  • 9780199571536 (pbk.)
  • 0199571538 (pbk.)
  • 9780199232567
  • 0199232563
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 192 22
Contents:
Hume's place in history -- Moral psychology -- Strategic analysis -- Convention -- Political theory -- Justice as order -- Utilitarianism -- Value theory -- Retrospective.
Summary: 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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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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