Hume

Political Writings

By: David Hume, Stuart Warner (Editor), Donald Livingston (Editor)

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The first thematically arranged collection of Hume''s political writings, this new work brings together substantive selections from A Treatise on Human Nature, An Enquiry Concerning the Principles of Morals, and Essays: Moral, Political and Literary, with an interpretive introduction placing Hume in the context of contemporary debates between liberalism and its critics and between contextual and universal approaches.

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Introduction
Editors' Note
Selected Bibliography
Justice and the Structure of Civil Society	p. 1
From A Treatise of Human Nature, Bk. III, Pt. II
Justice, whether a natural or artificial virtue?	p. 1
Of the Origin of justice and property	p. 7
Of the rules which determine property	p. 20
Of the transference of property by consent	p. 31
Of the obligation of promises	p. 33
Some further reflections concerning justice and injustice	p. 40
Of the origin of government	p. 47
Of the source of allegiance	p. 51
Of the measures of allegiance	p. 59
Of the objects of allegiance	p. 62
Of the laws of nations	p. 73
Of chastity and modesty	p. 76
From An Enquiry concerning the Principles of Morals
Of Justice	p. 80
Political Intimations	p. 98
From Essays, Moral, Political, and Literary
Of the Liberty of the Press	p. 98
That Politics may be reduced to a Science	p. 101
Of the Independency of Parliament	p. 113
Whether the British Government inclines more to Absolute Monarchy, or to a Republic	p. 117
Of the Parties of Great Britain	p. 121
Of Civil Liberty	p. 127
Of the Balance of Power	p. 135
Of the Coalition of Parties	p. 142
Of the Protestant Succession	p. 149
The Critique of Speculative Politics	p. 157
From Essays, Moral, Political, and Literary
Of Parties in General	p. 157
Of the Original Contract	p. 164
Of Passive Obedience	p. 182
Of Superstition and Enthusiasm	p. 184
Of Moral Prejudices	p. 189
The Evolution of Civilization and Society	p. 194
From Essays, Moral, Political, and Literary
Of the Origin of Government	p. 194
Of the Rise and Progress of the Arts and Sciences	p. 197
Of Commerce	p. 219
Of Refinement in the Arts	p. 230
Idea of a Perfect Commonwealth	p. 240
Variant Readings	p. 253
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