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David Hume
Laurence L. Bongie
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Description for David Hume
Hardcover. Num Pages: 235 pages, frontispiece. BIC Classification: DN; HPCD; JPA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 220 x 148 x 21. Weight in Grams: 426.
Though Edmund Burke is usually identified as the first to articulate the principles of a modern conservative political tradition, he was actually preceded by a Scotsman who is better known for espousing a brilliant concept of scepticism. David Hume was undoubtedly the eighteenth-century British writer whose works were most widely known and acclaimed on the Continent during the later Enlightenment period. Hume's impact (in France) was of undeniable importance, greater even for a time than the related influence of Burke, although it represents a contribution to French counter-revolutionary thought which, unlike that of Burke, has been almost totally ignored by ... Read more
Though Edmund Burke is usually identified as the first to articulate the principles of a modern conservative political tradition, he was actually preceded by a Scotsman who is better known for espousing a brilliant concept of scepticism. David Hume was undoubtedly the eighteenth-century British writer whose works were most widely known and acclaimed on the Continent during the later Enlightenment period. Hume's impact (in France) was of undeniable importance, greater even for a time than the related influence of Burke, although it represents a contribution to French counter-revolutionary thought which, unlike that of Burke, has been almost totally ignored by ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
Liberty Fund Inc United States
Number of pages
235
Condition
New
Number of Pages
235
Place of Publication
, United States
ISBN
9780865972087
SKU
V9780865972087
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About Laurence L. Bongie
Laurence L Bongie is Professor Emeritus of French at the University of British Columbia.
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