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Type(s) de contenu et mode(s) de consultation : Texte noté : sans médiation
Auteur(s) : Watkins, Margaret (1975-....)
Titre(s) : The philosophical progress of Humeʹs essays [Texte imprimé] / Margaret Watkins, Saint Vincent College,...
Publication : New York (N.Y.) : Cambridge university press, 2019
Description matérielle : 1 vol. (ix-265 p.) ; 24 cm
Note(s) : Bibliogr. p. 247-259. Notes bibliogr. Index
For those open to the possibility that philosophical thought can improve life, David
Hume's Essays: Moral, Political, and Literary have something to say. In the first
comprehensive study of the Essays, Margaret Watkins engages closely with these neglected
texts and shows how they provide important insights into Hume's perspective on the
breadth and depth of human life, arguing that the Essays reveal his continued commitment
to philosophy as a discipline that can promote both social and individual progress.
Addressing topics such as politics, war, slavery, the priesthood, the development
of industry, aesthetics, emotional disorders, egoism, friendship, sexuality, gender
relations, and the nature of philosophy itself, the volume examines Hume's purposes
and aims against the backdrop of the eighteenth century society in which he lived.
It will be of interest to scholars of modern thought in philosophy, politics, history,
and economics
Sujet(s) : Hume, David (1711-1776) -- Critique et interprétation
Philosophie -- Écosse (GB) -- 18e siècle
Philosophie de l'homme
Indice(s) Dewey :
192 (23e éd.) = Philosophie occidentale moderne - Îles britanniques
Identifiants, prix et caractéristiques : ISBN 9781108476270. - ISBN 1108476279. - ISBN 9781108700085 (erroné). - ISBN 110870008X
Identifiant de la notice : ark:/12148/cb45582914b
Notice n° :
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