An Enquiry Concerning the Principles of Morals: A Critical Edition

by David Hume, J. B. Schneewind

Overview

A splendid edition. Schneewind's illuminating introduction succinctly situates the Enquiry in its historical context, clarifying its relationship to Calvinism, to Newtonian science, and to earlier moral philosophers, and providing a persuasive account of Hume's ethical naturalism. --Martha C. Nussbaum, Brown University

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780915145461
Publisher:	Hackett Publishing Company, Inc.
Publication date:	12/01/1982
Series:	Hackett Classics Series
Pages:	128
Product dimensions:	5.50(w) x 8.30(h) x 0.50(d)

Table of Contents

Editor's Introduction. Note on the Text.
David Hume: An Enquiry Concerning the Principles of Morals (Text with Annotations).
Glossary. Editorial Appendix. Biographical Appendix. List of References. Catalogue of Hume's References. Hume's Index. Editor's Index.

Editorial Reviews

A splendid edition. Schneewind's illuminating introduction succinctly situates the Enquiry in its historical context, clarifying its relationship to Calvinism, to Newtonian science, and to earlier moral philosophers, and providing a persuasive account of Hume's ethical naturalism. --Martha C. Nussbaum, Brown University

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