Hume's Essays
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- Publisher:
- Cambridge University Press
- Publication date:
- 02 January 2025
- 09 January 2025
- ISBN:
- 9781009047227
- 9781316517727
- 9781009048361
- Dimensions:
- (229 x 152 mm)
- Weight & Pages:
- 0.567kg, 306 Pages
- Dimensions:
- (229 x 152 mm)
- Weight & Pages:
- 0.446kg, 306 Pages
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Book description
David Hume's Essays, which were written and published at various junctures between 1741 and his death in 1776, offer his most accessible and often most profound statements on a range of subjects including politics, philosophy, aesthetics, and political economy. In Hume's lifetime, the readable and wide-ranging Essays acquired considerable fame throughout Europe and North America, influencing the writings of such diverse figures as James Madison and William Paley, yet they have not been given the same scholarly attention as his more famous philosophical works. This Critical Guide provides a series of in-depth studies of the Essays, as well as an account of the state of scholarship on the work. Thirteen chapters examine the Essays from historical, political and philosophical perspectives, with the aim of restoring the work to its rightful place among Hume's works and in intellectual history more broadly.
Reviews
‘This work is exceptionally comprehensive, given the breadth of Hume's Essays, and offers, through consistently insightful analyses, a deeper understanding of the context of their reception, their content, their form, and their connections to Hume's other works. It is an invaluable tool for understanding the developments, shifts, and evolutions evident in the Scottish philosopher's thought on various issues, compared to his earlier works. It is intended for readers familiar with Hume's thought, but also more broadly for those interested in the history of the dissemination of Scottish Enlightenment works in the 18th century, and constitutes a precious contribution to Hume studies.’
Iris Douzant Source: Archives de philosophie
‘A very fine collection of articles on what was perhaps the most influential of Hume’s publications during the second half of the eighteenth century.’
John P. Wright Source: Eighteenth-Century Scotland
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