| David Hume: Moral and Political Theorist Contributor(s): Hardin, Russell (Author) |
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ISBN: 0199232563 ISBN-13: 9780199232567 Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA OUR PRICE: $118.75 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: October 2007 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Philosophy | Ethics & Moral Philosophy - Philosophy | History & Surveys - Modern - Philosophy | Political |
| Dewey: 192 |
| LCCN: 2008296040 |
| Physical Information: 0.9" H x 6.4" W x 9.2" (1.25 lbs) 278 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: 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. |