David Hume: Prophet of the Counter-revolution
By Laurence L. Bongie
Foreword by Donald Livingston
Though usually Edmund Burke is identified as the first to articulate the principles of a modern conservative political tradition, arguably he was preceded by a Scotsman who is better known for espousing a brilliant concept of skepticism. As Laurence Bongie notes, “David Hume was undoubtedly the eighteenth-century British writer whose works were most widely known and acclaimed on the Continent during the later Enlightenment period. Hume’s impact [in France] was of undeniable importance, greater even for a time than the...
Details
Mar 2000 | 5-1/2 x 8-1/4 | 235 Pages
Foreword, preface, introduction, index of names and titles.
ISBNs
978-0-86597-208-7 Hardcover978-0-86597-209-4 Paperback