Though Edmund Burke is usually identified as the first to articulate the principles of a modern conservative political tradition, he was actually preceded by a Scotsman who is better known for espousing a brilliant concept of scepticism. 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 related influence of Burke, although it represents a contribution to French counter-revolutionary thought which, unlike that of Burke, has been almost totally ignored by historians to this day.
| ISBN: | 9780865972087 |
| Publication date: | 1st January 2000 |
| Author: | Laurence L Bongie |
| Publisher: | Liberty Fund an imprint of Liberty Fund Inc. |
| Format: | Hardback |
| Pagination: | 213 pages |
| Genres: |
Biographies & Autobiographies Political science and theory |
Though Edmund Burke is usually identified as the first to articulate the principles of a modern conservative political tradition, he was actually preceded by a Scotsman who is better known for espousing a brilliant concept of scepticism. 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 related influence of Burke, although it represents a contribution to French counter-revolutionary thought which, unlike that of Burke, has been almost totally ignored by historians to this day.
David Hume features in the following genres: Biographies & Autobiographies, Political science and theory
David Hume is available in Hardback
David Hume was written by Laurence L Bongie and published by Liberty Fund an imprint of Liberty Fund Inc.
David Hume has 213 pages