
David Hume
Moral and Political Theorist
Russell Hardin(Author)
Oxford University Press
Published on 20. August 2009
Book
Paperback/Softback
278 pages
978-0-19-957153-6 (ISBN)
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.
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Worthy of hearty recommendation. * Lee Hardy, The Review of Metaphysics *More details
Language
English
Place of publication
Oxford
United Kingdom
Target group
College/higher education
Dimensions
Height: 234 mm
Width: 157 mm
Thickness: 17 mm
Weight
445 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-19-957153-6 (9780199571536)
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Person
Russell Hardin is Professor of Politics at New York University.
Content
Preface ; 1. Hume's Place in History ; 2. Moral Psychology ; 3. Strategic Analysis ; 4. Convention ; 5. Political Theory ; 6. Justice As Order ; 7. Utilitarianism ; 8. Value Theory ; 9. Retrospective ; References ; Endnotes