David Hume: Moral and Political Theorist Hardback
by Russell (New York University) Hardin
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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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- Format:Hardback
- Pages:278 pages
- Publisher:Oxford University Press
- Publication Date:30/08/2007
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- ISBN:9780199232567
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Out of StockMore expected soonContact us for further information
- Format:Hardback
- Pages:278 pages
- Publisher:Oxford University Press
- Publication Date:30/08/2007
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- ISBN:9780199232567