Hume: Political Writings

The first thematically arranged collection of Hume's political writings, this new work brings together substantive selections from A Treatise on Human Nature, An Enquiry Concerning the Principles of Morals, and Essays: Moral, Political and Literary, with an interpretive introduction placing Hume in the context of contemporary debates between liberalism and its critics and between contextual and universal approaches.

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David Hume
Edited by Stuart Warner and Donald Livingston

1994 - 304 pp.

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The first thematically arranged collection of Hume's political writings, this new work brings together substantive selections from A Treatise on Human Nature, An Enquiry Concerning the Principles of Morals, and Essays: Moral, Political and Literary, with an interpretive introduction placing Hume in the context of contemporary debates between liberalism and its critics and between contextual and universal approaches.

 

Contents:

Introduction. Editor's Note. Selected Bibliography.

Part 1: Justice and the Structure of Civil Society, from A Treatise of Human Nature, bk. III, pt. II.

Book III: Of Morals

Part II: Of justice and Injustice

I. Justice, whether a natural or artificial virtue?
II. Of the origin of justice and property
III. Of the rules which determine property
IV. Of the transference of property by consent
V. Of the obligation of promises
VI. Some further reflections concerning justice and injustice
VII. Of the origin of government
VIII. Of the source of allegiance
IX. Of the measures of allegiance
X. Of the objects of allegiance
XI. Of the laws of nations
XII. Of chastity and modesty

From An Enquiry concerning the Principles of Morals

III. Of Justice

Part II: Political Limitations, from Essays, Moral, Political, and Literary

I. Of the Liberty of the Press
II. That Politics may be reduced to a Science
III. Of the Independency of Parliament
IV. Whether the British Government inclines more to Absolute Monarchy, or to a Republic
V. Of the Parties of Great Britain
VI. Of Civil Liberty
VII. Of the Balance of Power
VIII. Of the Coalition of Parties
IX. Of the Protestant Succession

Part 3: The Critique of Speculative Politics, from Essays, Moral, Political, and Literary

X. Of Parties in General
XI. Of the Original Contract
XII. Of Passive Obedience
XIII. Of Superstition and Enthusiasm
XIV. Of Moral Prejudices

 Part 4: The Evolution of Civilization and Society, from Essays, Moral, Political, and Literary

XV. Of the Origin of Government
XVI. Of the Rise and Progress of the Arts and Sciences
 XVII. Of Commerce
XVIII. Of Refinement in the Arts
XIX. Idea of a Perfect Commonwealth

Variant Readings.

 

About the Authors:

Stuart D. Warner is Associate Professor of Philosophy, Roosevelt University.

Donald W. Livingston is Professor of Philosophy, Emory University