Screen LibraryDavid Hume's humanity : the philosophy of common life and its limits /
"Scott Yenor argues that David Hume's reputation as a skeptic is greatly exaggerated and that his skepticism is a moment leading Hume to defend common life philosophy and the humane commercial republic. Gentle, humane virtues reflect the proper reaction to the complex mixture of human facu...
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Palgrave Macmillan,
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| Publisher Address: | Houndmills, Basingstoke, Hampshire : |
| Publication Dates: | 2016. |
| Literature type: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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Recovering political philosophy
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"Scott Yenor argues that David Hume's reputation as a skeptic is greatly exaggerated and that his skepticism is a moment leading Hume to defend common life philosophy and the humane commercial republic. Gentle, humane virtues reflect the proper reaction to the complex mixture of human faculties that define the human condition"-- |
| Carrier Form: | xiv, 246 pages ; 23 cm. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: |
9781137539588 (hardback) : 1137539585 (hardback) 9781137539601 1137539607 9781137539595 1137539593 |
| Index Number: | B1498 |
| CLC: | B561.291 |
| Call Number: | B561.291/Y459 |
| Contents: | David Hume's Philosophy of Common Life -- "Nothing but Sophistry and Illusion" : Metaphysical Speculation Before Hume -- Active Sovereignty in Natural and Moral Philosophy -- "Mitigated Scepticism" and Our "Mixed Kind of Life" : The Philosophic Modesty of Hume's Science of Common Life -- The Liberal Imagination and the Problem of Abstract Speculative Principles in Politics -- Humanity and Commerce -- Religious Revolution and England's Humane Political Constitution -- Religious Belief and Hume's Philosophy of Common Life -- Humanity and Theology in Hume's Religious Dialogues -- Toward a More |