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1 online resource (xii, 193 pages) |
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monochrome |
| Description |
text file |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 175-185) and index. |
| Contents |
Hume's indissoluble chain -- Barbarous government and the perils of discretion -- General laws and civilized government -- Luxury and the ancient states -- The case of Britain -- Hume's precautionary conservatism. |
| Summary |
"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 achievement is his work on legal and political theory. David Hume's Political Theory examines Hume's diverse writings on law and government and argues that the philosopher had developed a coherent and persuasive theory of politics." "Through close textual analysis, Neil McArthur suggests that the key to Hume's political theory lies in its distinction between barbarous and civilized government. In this study, the author explores Hume's argument that a society's progress from barbarism to civilization depends on the legal and political system by which it is governed. In contrast to many Humean scholars, McArthur demonstrates that the skepticism apparent in much of Hume's work does not necessarily entail a strict conservative ideology; in fact, Hume's political theory emphasized many liberal virtues as well."--Jacket. |
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Use copy Restrictions unspecified MiAaHDL |
| Reproduction |
Electronic reproduction. [S.l.] : HathiTrust Digital Library, 2010. MiAaHDL |
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Master and use copy. Digital master created according to Benchmark for Faithful Digital Reproductions of Monographs and Serials, Version 1. Digital Library Federation, December 2002. http://purl.oclc.org/DLF/benchrepro0212 MiAaHDL |
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digitized 2010 HathiTrust Digital Library committed to preserve MiAaHDL |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Subject |
Hume, David, 1711-1776 -- Political and social views.
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Hume, David, 1711-1776. |
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Political and social views. |
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Hume, David, 1711-1776. |
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Hume, David, 1711-1776 -- Pensée politique et sociale. |
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Political science.
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Political science. |
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Electronic books.
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Electronic books.
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| Other Form: |
Print version: McArthur, Neil, 1972- David Hume's political theory. Toronto ; Buffalo, NY : University of Toronto Press, ©2007 (DLC) 2007282378 (OCoLC)126084361 |
| ISBN |
9781442684263 (electronic book) |
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1442684267 (electronic book) |
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9780802093356 |
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0802093353 |
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