Selected Essays

by David Hume

Book Overview

In his writings, David Hume set out to bridge the gap between the learned world of the academy and the marketplace of polite society. This collection, drawing largely on his Essays Mortal, Political, and Literary (1776 edition), comprehensively shows how far he succeeded.
As seen in these selections, Hume embraces a staggering range of social, cultural, political, demographic, and historical concerns, charting the state of civil society, manners,...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0199540306
• ISBN13: 9780199540303
• Release Date: August 2008
• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Length: 448 Pages
• Weight: 0.70 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 5.0" x 7.5"