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Political Thought of Hume and his Contemporaries

Political Thought of Hume and his Contemporaries

Frederick G. Whelan

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Editorial:
Taylor & Francis Ltd
Año de edición:
2014
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Política y gobierno
ISBN:
9781138821637

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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. 2 contains six in-depth studies of eighteenth-century political thought, including both normative issues and examples of Enlightenment social science, including international relations and law, the problem of double standards, political economy, demography, and the causes of imperial decline.

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