Order and Artifice in Hume's Political Philosophy (Princeton Legacy Library, 5140) - Softcover

Whelan, Frederick J.

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0691611734 ISBN 13: 9780691611730

Publisher: Princeton University Press, 2017

Synopsis

Frederick G. Whelan relates Hume's political theory to the other parts of his philosophy, including his epistemology, his account of human nature, and his ethics, emphasizing the unity of the whole.

Originally published in 1985.

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Review:

"Since David. Hume was first and foremost a philosopher, it would seem that the wisest approach to his political thought would be through his philosophy, most notably his ethics, theory of knowledge, and view of human nature. That is precisely the approach this book takes, and the result is a major contribution: both to the, history of political thought and to the history of ideas. Basing his account of his subject's philosophy largely on Hume's A Treatise of Human Nature, Whelan . . . relates Hume's essentially conservative political views to his philosophical skepticism." (Choice)

"Whelan's book should take its place among the very best guides that we have to the unity of Hume's thought." (The Times Higher Education Supplement)

About this edition

• Publisher: Princeton University Press
• Publication date: 2017
• ISBN 10: 0691611734
• ISBN 13: 9780691611730
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 408