Abstract

Hume's Political Discourses (1752) won immediate acclaim and positioned him as an authoritative figure on the subject of political economy. This volume of thirteen new essays definitively establishes the central place of political economy in Hume's intellectual endeavor, as well as the profound and far-reaching influence of his theories on Enlighte

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Politics Political economy Political science Economics History Economic history Law

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Political Economy and Marxism
Social Sciences →  Social Sciences →  Sociology and Political Science

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