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Jun 5, 2012 · Summary. T hatthe corruption of the best things produces the worst, is grown into a maxim, and is commonly proved, among other instances, by the pernicious effects of superstition and enthusiasm, the corruptions of true religion.
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.
May 28, 2006 · Hume's critique of religion and religious belief is, as a whole, subtle, profound, and damaging to religion in ways which have no philosophical antecedents and few successors.
- J. C. A. Gaskin
- 1993
Oct 4, 2005 · The primary aims of this article are: (1) to give an account of Hume’s main arguments as they touch on various particular issues relating to religion; and (2) to answer to the question concerning the general character of Hume’s commitments on this subject.
- Paul Russell, Anders Kraal
- 2005
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.
This chapter examines Hume's conception of government. It considers three forms of government that Hume distinguishes: barbarous monarchy, civilized monarchy, and free government (with its two subdivisions, limited monarchy and republic).
Sep 2, 2021 · As Hume intimated throughout The History, and spelled out explicitly in his late essay “Of the Origin of Government,” good rule needed both authority and liberty and neither should be allowed to preponderate too far (Hume 1985, 40). The presence of party was an ineliminable feature of a mixed regime and so had to be managed rather than ...
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