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020			_a9781108476270 (hardback)
040			_bEnglish _erda _cMSU
041			_aeng
050	0	0	_aB1498 WAT
100	1		_aWatkins, Margaret, _d1975- _eAuthor _eSt. Vincent College, Pennysylvania
245	1	4	_aThe philosophical progress of Humeʹs essays _cMargaret Watkins
264		1	_aNew York : _bCambridge University Press, _c2019.
300			_a265 pages _c20 cm
336			_atext _btxt _2rdacontent
337			_aunmediated _bn _2rdamedia
338			_avolume _bnc _2rdacarrier
504			_aIncludes bibliographical references and index.
505			_aIntroduction; 1. Governing; 2. Domineering; 3. Working; 4. Composing; 5. Self-loving; 6. Loving; 7. Thinking; Conclusion.
520			_a "For those open to the possibility that philosophical thought can improve life, David Hume's Essays: Moral, Political, and Literary have something to say. In the first comprehensive study of the Essays, Margaret Watkins engages closely with these neglected texts and shows how they provide important insights into Hume's perspective on the breadth and depth of human life, arguing that the Essays reveal his continued commitment to philosophy as a discipline that can promote both social and individual progress. Addressing topics such as politics, war, slavery, the priesthood, the development of industry, aesthetics, emotional disorders, egoism, friendship, sexuality, gender relations, and the nature of philosophy itself, the volume examines Hume's purposes and aims against the backdrop of the eighteenth century society in which he lived. It will be of interest to scholars of modern thought in philosophy, politics, history, and economics." _bBack cover.
600	1	0	_aHume, David, _d1711-1776.
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