Selected Essays - Couverture souple

Hume, David

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 0192836218 ISBN 13 : 9780192836212

Editeur : Oxford Paperbacks, 1998

Synopsis

xxvi 395p white paperback, appears unread, light library markings, plastic covering, binding tight, text clean and fresh, an excellent copy

A propos du livre

Présentation de l'éditeur :

In his writings, David Hume set out to bridge the gap between the learned world of the academy and the marketplace of polite society. This collection, drawing largely on his Essays Moral, Political, and Literary (1776 edition), which was even more popular than his famous Treatise of Human Nature, comprehensively shows how far he succeeded. From `Of Essay Writing' to `Of the Rise and Progress of the Arts and Sciences' Hume embraces a staggering range of social, cultural, political, demographic, and historical concerns. With the scope typical of the Scottish Enlightenment, he charts the state of civil society, manners, morals, and taste, and the development of political economy in the mid-eighteenth century. These essays represent not only those areas where Hume's arguments are revealingly typical of his day, but also where he is strikingly innovative in a period already famous for its great thinkers. ABOUT THE SERIES: For over 100 years Oxford World's Classics has made available the widest range of literature from around the globe. Each affordable volume reflects Oxford's commitment to scholarship, providing the most accurate text plus a wealth of other valuable features, including expert introductions by leading authorities, helpful notes to clarify the text, up-to-date bibliographies for further study, and much more.

Revue de presse :

This reviewer found Copley and Edgar's edition to be the easiest to read, and as such it may be appropriate for less experienced students of Hume's work. (Scottish Tradition)

À propos de cette édition

• Éditeur: Oxford Paperbacks
• Date d'édition: 1998
• ISBN 10: 0192836218
• ISBN 13: 9780192836212
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 448