Reflecting subjects : passion, sympathy, and society in Hume's philosophy /

Jacqueline Taylor presents an original reconstruction of Hume's social theory, which examines the passions and imagination in relation to institutions such as government and the economy. She goes on to examine Hume's system of ethics, and argues that the principle of humanity is the centra...

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Main Author: Taylor, Jacqueline Anne, 1957- (Author)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2015.
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Summary:Jacqueline Taylor presents an original reconstruction of Hume's social theory, which examines the passions and imagination in relation to institutions such as government and the economy. She goes on to examine Hume's system of ethics, and argues that the principle of humanity is the central concept of his Enlightenment philosophy.
Physical Description:1 online resource
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9780191796395
0191796395
9780191045790
0191045799