David Hume: Essays, Moral, Political, and Literary: Volumes 1 and 2 (Clarendon Hume Edition)

Name: David Hume: Essays, Moral, Political, and Literary: Volumes 1 and 2 (Clarendon Hume Edition)
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"This is the first critical edition ever produced of Essays, Moral, Political, and Literary by David Hume, who is widely widely considered to be the most important British philosopher and an author celebrated for his moral, political, historical, and literary works. The editors' Introduction is primarily historical and written for advanced students and scholars from many disciplines. It is neither an orientation to Hume's philosophy nor an introduction aimed at philosophers. It is not an attempt to interpret Hume's text, but rather discusses the genesis, revision, and reception of the essays, which went into many editions at the author's hand. The annotations provide information about Hume' s sources, allusions, and citations, as well as background facts pertinent to an informed reading of the essays. The primary goal is to aid readers in their interpretations of the text. This edition also includes a detailed commentary on Hume's essay 'On the Populousness of Ancient Nations', which will be of special interest to ancient historians. The two volumes present a full critical edition, in every respect. They assemble a massive amount of historical and textual information never previously published. The editorial apparatus is comprehensive and includes extensive historical and bibliographical detail. The Clarendon Edition of the Works of David Hume as a whole is on the cutting-edge of editorial work in the history of great works in the eighteenth century"--

Table of Contents:
VOLUME 1Preface and AcknowledgmentsAbbreviations and Short TitlesA Chronological Table of Hume's LifetimeA Table of the Appearances of Hume's Essays from 1741 to 1777A Note on the Texts Withdrawn Essays Last Published in 17421. Of Essay Writing2. Of Moral Prejudices3. Of the Middle Station of Life4. A Character of Sir Robert Walpole Withdrawn Essays Last Published Between 1760 and 17681. Of Impudence and Modesty2. Of Love and Marriage3. Of the Study of History4. Of Avarice Essays, Moral, Political, and Literary: Part 11. Of the Delicacy of Taste and Passion2. Of the Liberty of the Press3. That Politics may be reduced to a Science4. Of the First Principles of Government5. Of the Origin of Government6. Of the Independency of Parliament7. Whether the British Government inclines more to Absolute Monarchy, or to a Republic8. Of Parties in General9. Of the Parties of Great Britain10. Of Superstition and Enthusiasm11. Of the Dignity or Meanness of Human Nature12. Of Civil Liberty13. Of Eloquence14. Of the Rise and Progress of the Arts and Sciences15. The Epicurean16. The Stoic17. The Platonist18. The Sceptic19. Of Polygamy and Divorces20. Of Simplicity and Refinement in Writing21. Of National Characters22. Of Tragedy23. Of the Standard of Taste Essays, Moral, Political, and Literary: Part 21. Of Commerce2. Of Refinement in the Arts3. Of Money4. Of Interest5. Of the Balance of Trade6. Of the Jealousy of Trade7. Of the Balance of Power8. Of Taxes9. Of Public Credit10. Of Some Remarkable Customs11. Of the Populousness of Ancient Nations12. Of the Original Contract13. Of Passive Obedience14. Of the Coalition of Parties15. Of the Protestant Succession16. Idea of a Perfect CommonwealthThe Index to Essays and Treatises on Several SubjectsA History of Hume's EssaysA Bibliographical Schema of the EditionsEuropean Book Translations of the EssaysEditorial Appendix of Emendations and Substantive VariantsAppendix 1: The Scotticisms Insert in Political DiscoursesAppendix 2: The Dedication To the Reverend Mr. Hume in Four DissertationsAppendix 3: Facsimile Reproductions VOLUME 2Abbreviations and Short TitlesEditors AnnotationsGlossaryBiographical AppendixCatalogue of Hume's ReferencesReference ListEditors Index to Volumes 1 and 2

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"All the editorial work has been done with enormous attention to detail and precision.... Beauchamp has also edited three other works by Hume for the Clarendon Edition ... All of these works have been edited and annotated to the same very high standard. Taken together, this is a significant and substantial contribution to Hume scholarship." -- Paul Russell, Notre Dame Philosophical Reviews

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This is the first ever critical edition of one of the most famous and popular literary works of the 18th century, David Hume's Essays, Moral, Political, and Literary.

Biographical Note:
Tom L. Beauchamp, Georgetown University, Mark A. Box, University of Alaska Fairbanks

Tom L. Beauchamp is Emeritus Professor of Philosophy at Georgetown University. His research interests are in the history of modern philosophy, in particular the works of David Hume. He is the editor of three previously published OUP volumes in The Clarendon Hume editions of the works of Hume, co-author with Alexander Rosenberg of Hume and the Problem of Causation, and has published scholarly articles on Hume in areas of metaphysics, epistemology, ethics, philosophy of mind, and history of modern philosophy.

Mark A. Box is Emeritus Professor of English at the University of Alaska Fairbanks. He taught English literature at the University of Alaska Fairbanks from 1990 through 2010. His research interests have been in Hume's writings and in bibliography.

Publisher Marketing:
This is the first critical edition ever produced of Essays, Moral, Political, and Literary by David Hume, who is widely widely considered to be the most important British philosopher and an author celebrated for his moral, political, historical, and literary works. The editors' Introduction is primarily historical and written for advanced students and scholars from many disciplines. It is neither an orientation to Hume's philosophy nor an introduction aimed at philosophers. It is not an attempt to interpret Hume's text, but rather discusses the genesis, revision, and reception of the essays, which went into many editions at the author's hand. The annotations provide information about Hume' s sources, allusions, and citations, as well as background facts pertinent to an informed reading of the essays. The primary goal is to aid readers in their interpretations of the text. This edition also includes a detailed commentary on Hume's essay 'On the Populousness of Ancient Nations', which will be of special interest to ancient historians.

The two volumes present a full critical edition, in every respect. They assemble a massive amount of historical and textual information never previously published. The editorial apparatus is comprehensive and includes extensive historical and bibliographical detail. The Clarendon Edition of the Works of David Hume as a whole is on the cutting-edge of editorial work in the history of great works in the eighteenth century.

This edition will quickly become a necessary addition to the library of any scholar who works on David Hume's Essays.

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