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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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Oxford :
Oxford University Press,
2015.
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| Online Access: | Connect to the full text of this electronic book |
| 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. |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 9780191796395 0191796395 9780191045790 0191045799 |