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Jan 29, 1980 · Book I, entitled ‘Of the Understanding’, contains Hume's epistemology, i.e., his account of the manner in which we acquire knowledge in general, its justification (to the extent that he thought it could be justified), and its limits.
- Preface
In it Hume attempts to give an empiricist theory of justice....
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Hume's own explanation. (4) Exceptions to rules of justice...
- Dedication
Educational Strategies and Policy. Higher and Further...
- Epigraph
For your mouths lying flat with your faces, you can hardly...
- Epilogue Justice in The Enquiry
In An Enquiry Concerning the Principles of Morals Hume's...
- A Treatise of Human Nature
Educational Strategies and Policy. Higher and Further...
- Three Latin Translations
But what prevented the proceeds from being contributed to...
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Jan 8, 2021 · The present essay focuses on two key sections of the second Enquiry – “Of Justice” and “Some Farther Considerations with Regard to Justice” – to argue for two claims.
Aug 23, 2022 · He gave sustained attention to factionalism, religious and political extremism (what Hume termed “enthusiasm”), religious toleration, the origins and foundations of government, political authority, liberty, commerce, justice, and many other questions that are of central concern to political theorists.
Hume sees all governments as the result of a struggle between authority and liberty, with the best of them achieving a balance between the two by implementing systems of “general laws.” Hume’s cautious approach to social change may fairly be called conservative.
Feb 25, 2009 · All positive laws which determine right to property Hume has analysed and reduced to the rules of justice which he describes. Hume imagines that justice can exist before the invention of government and hence before positive laws.
how can Hume argue for the ‘artificiality’ of justice solely on the basis of property rights and leave himself wide open to any critic to attack his general claim simply by appealing to the other ‘natural’ rights, as Thomas Reid was quick to do? Reid claims that there are six branches of justice, four that pertain to cer-
This paper reveals connections between Hume's virtue ethics and his political philosophy by investigating two specific ques tions. First, is allegiance to government, as Hume understands it, a virtue of character like other virtues that Hume recognizes (such as justice and fidelity to promises)? Second, can Hume ac
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