David Hume : moral and political theorist / Russell Hardin.

By:

Hardin, Russell, 1940-

Material type: Text

TextPublication 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.