David Hume's Political Theory : : Law, Commerce and the Constitution of Government / / Neil McArthur.
David Hume (1711-1776) is perhaps best known for his treatises on problems of epistemology, skepticism, and causation. A less familiar side of his intellectual output is his work on legal and political theory. David Hume's Political Theory brings together Hume's diverse writings on law and...
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Superior document: | Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter University of Toronto Press eBook-Package Backlist 2000-2013 |
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Place / Publishing House: | Toronto : : University of Toronto Press, , [2016] ©2007 |
Year of Publication: | 2016 |
Language: | English |
Series: | Heritage
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Physical Description: | 1 online resource (206 p.) |
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Table of Contents:
- Frontmatter
- Contents
- Acknowledgments
- Abbreviations
- Introduction
- 1. Hume's Indissoluble Chain
- 2. Barbarous Government and the Perils of Discretion
- 3. General Laws and Civilized Government
- 4. Luxury and the Ancient States
- 5. The Case of Britain
- 6. Hume's Precautionary Conservatism
- Conclusion
- Notes
- Bibliography
- Index