David Hume : Moral and Political Theorist
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Paperback / Softback
ISBN-10
0199571538
ISBN-13
9780199571536
Publisher
Oxford University Press
Imprint
Oxford University Press
Country of Manufacture
GB
Country of Publication
GB
Publication Date
Aug 20th, 2009
Print length
278 Pages
Weight
424 grams
Dimensions
23.20 x 15.60 x 1.70 cms
Product Classification:
Western philosophy: c 1600 to c 1900Ethics & moral philosophySocial & political philosophy
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Russell Hardin presents a new view of the moral and political theory of the great 18th-century philosopher David Hume. Hardin demonstrates Hume's strategic sense, his nascent utilitarianism, his powerful theory of convention as a main source of social and political order, and his recognition of moral and political theory as a single enterprise.
Russell Hardin presents a new explication of David Hume''s moral and political theory. With Hume, he holds that our normative views can be scientifically explained but they cannot be justified as true. Hume argued for the psychological basis of such views. In particular, he argued for sympathy as the mirroring of the psychological sensations and emotions of others. By placing Hume in the developing tradition of social science, as a strong forerunner of his younger friend Adam Smith, Hardin demonstrates Hume''s strong strategic sense, his nascent utilitarianism, his powerful theory of convention as a main source of social and political order, and his recognition of moral and political theory as a single enterprise.
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