David Hume’s Humanity: The Philosophy of Common Life and Its Limits

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Palgrave Macmillan US, Jan 27, 2016 - Political Science - 246 pages

Scott Yenor argues that David Hume's reputation as a skeptic is greatly exaggerated and that Hume's skepticism is a moment leading Hume to defend common life philosophy and the humane commercial republic. Gentle, humane virtues reflect the proper reaction to the complex mixture of human faculties that define the human condition.

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About the author (2016)

Scott Yenor is a Professor of Political Science at Boise State University, USA, where he teaches political philosophy. He is the author of Family Politics: The Idea of Marriage in Modern Political Thought (2011). He earned his PhD in Political Science from Loyola University Chicago.

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TitleDavid Hume’s Humanity: The Philosophy of Common Life and Its Limits
Recovering Political Philosophy
AuthorS. Yenor
Editionillustrated
PublisherPalgrave Macmillan US, 2016
ISBN1137539585, 9781137539588
Length246 pages
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Philosophy / Metaphysics
Philosophy / Political
Philosophy / Social
Political Science / General
Political Science / History & Theory
  
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