The Infidel and the Professor: David Hume, Adam Smith, and the Friendship That Shaped Modern Thought

by Dennis C. Rasmussen

Book Overview

The story of the greatest of all philosophical friendships--and how it influenced modern thought

David Hume is widely regarded as the most important philosopher ever to write in English, but during his lifetime he was attacked as "the Great Infidel" for his skeptical religious views and deemed unfit to teach the young. In contrast, Adam Smith was a revered professor of moral philosophy, and is now often hailed as the founding father...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0691177015
• ISBN13: 9780691177014
• Release Date: September 2017
• Publisher: Princeton University Press
• Length: 336 Pages
• Weight: 1.65 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.4" x 6.4" x 9.4"

Customer Reviews

"Very Good" =/= Marked Up By RED INK!!!

Two of my absolute favorite Enlightenment thinkers are David Hume and Adam Smith, so of all the books I've found and bought via TheiftBooks I was most excited to open this one. The cover was in great shape and all deemed perfect! Then I thumbed the pages and saw that they were filled with meaningless RED INK!!! I was heartbroken. $10 wasted :( I'll end up just buying a new copy now.