The Philosophical Progress of Hume's Essays
- Author: Margaret Watkins, Saint Vincent College, Pennsylvania
- Date Published: January 2021
- availability: Available
- format: Paperback
- isbn: 9781108700085
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For those open to the possibility that philosophical thought can improve life, David Hume's Essays: Moral, Political, and Literary have something to say. In the first comprehensive study of the Essays, Margaret Watkins engages closely with these neglected texts and shows how they provide important insights into Hume's perspective on the breadth and depth of human life, arguing that the Essays reveal his continued commitment to philosophy as a discipline that can promote both social and individual progress. Addressing topics such as politics, war, slavery, the priesthood, the development of industry, aesthetics, emotional disorders, egoism, friendship, sexuality, gender relations, and the nature of philosophy itself, the volume examines Hume's purposes and aims against the backdrop of the eighteenth century society in which he lived. It will be of interest to scholars of modern thought in philosophy, politics, history, and economics.
Read more- Shows how these often neglected works can help philosophers to better understand Hume's thought and his relevance today
- Presents new accounts of Hume's theories of the relation between emotions and aesthetics, sexual desire, and the importance of industry
- Provides a clear thematic structure for readers, demonstrating the comprehensive nature of the Essays
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- Date Published: January 2021
- format: Paperback
- isbn: 9781108700085
- length: 275 pages
- dimensions: 230 x 150 x 15 mm
- weight: 0.41kg
- availability: Available
Table of Contents
Introduction
1. Governing
2. Domineering
3. Working
4. Composing
5. Self-loving
6. Loving
7. Thinking
Conclusion.
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