An Enquiry Concerning the Principles of Morals (Hackett Classics)

David Hume; Eric Steinberg [Editor]; J. B. Schneewind [Introduction];

ISBN 10: 0915145456 / ISBN 13: 9780915145454

Published by Hackett Publishing, 1983

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: An Enquiry Concerning the Principles of Morals (Hackett Classics)
• Publisher: Hackett Publishing
• Publication Date: 1983
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0915145456
• ISBN 13: 9780915145454
• Binding: paperback
• Condition: Fair
• Weight: 4 ounces

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Synopsis

A splendid edition. Schneewind's illuminating introduction succinctly situates the Enquiry in its historical context, clarifying its relationship to Calvinism, to Newtonian science, and to earlier moral philosophers, and providing a persuasive account of Hume's ethical naturalism. --Martha C. Nussbaum, Brown University

About the Author

David Hume (1711-1776) was a Scottish philosopher, economist, and historian, as well as an important figure of Western philosophy and of the Scottish Enlightenment. Tom L. Beauchamp is at Georgetown University.