Intended for scholars in the fields of political theory, and the history of political thought, this two-volume examines David Hume's Political Thought (1711-1776) and that of his contemporaries, including Smith, Blackstone, Burke and Robertson. Political Thought of Hume and his Contemporaries: Enlightenment Projects Vol. 1 contains six in-depth studies of issues in eighteenth-century political thought, with an emphasis on topics in normative theory such as property rights, the social contract, resistance to oppressive government, and religious liberty. The central figure is David Hume, with…mehr
Intended for scholars in the fields of political theory, and the history of political thought, this two-volume examines David Hume's Political Thought (1711-1776) and that of his contemporaries, including Smith, Blackstone, Burke and Robertson. Political Thought of Hume and his Contemporaries: Enlightenment Projects Vol. 1 contains six in-depth studies of issues in eighteenth-century political thought, with an emphasis on topics in normative theory such as property rights, the social contract, resistance to oppressive government, and religious liberty. The central figure is David Hume, with substantial attention to Edmund Burke, Adam Smith, and others in the period.
Frederick G. Whelan is Professor of Political Science and Associate Dean for Undergraduate Studies at the University of Pittsburgh. He is a leading scholar of Enlightenment political thought.
Inhaltsangabe
1. Property as Artifice: Hume and Blackstone 2. Hume and Contractarianism 3. The Place of Contract in Burke's Political Theory 4. Grotian Resistance Theory from Hume to Burke 5. Time Revolution and Prescriptive Right in Hume's Theory of Government 6. Church Establishments Liberty and Competition in Religion 7. Vattel's Doctrine of the State 8. Robertson Hume and the Balance of Power 9. Hume on the Laws of Nations Chastity and Double Standards 10. "Contrary Effects" and the Reverse Invisible Hand in Hume and Smith 11. Population and Ideology in the Enlightenment Conclusion
1. Property as Artifice: Hume and Blackstone 2. Hume and Contractarianism 3. The Place of Contract in Burke's Political Theory 4. Grotian Resistance Theory from Hume to Burke 5. Time Revolution and Prescriptive Right in Hume's Theory of Government 6. Church Establishments Liberty and Competition in Religion 7. Vattel's Doctrine of the State 8. Robertson Hume and the Balance of Power 9. Hume on the Laws of Nations Chastity and Double Standards 10. "Contrary Effects" and the Reverse Invisible Hand in Hume and Smith 11. Population and Ideology in the Enlightenment Conclusion
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