A Dissertation on the Passions

A Dissertation on the Passions
Author: David Hume
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Total Pages: 455
Release: 2007
Genre: History
ISBN: 0199251886

Tom Beauchamp presents the definitive scholarly edition of two famous works by David Hume, both originally published in 1757. In A Dissertation on the Passions Hume sets out his original view of the nature and central role of passion and emotion. The Natural History of Religion is a landmark work in the study of religion as a natural phenomenon.

Idea of Commercial Society in the Scottish Enlightenment

Idea of Commercial Society in the Scottish Enlightenment
Author: Christopher J Berry
Publisher: Edinburgh University Press
Total Pages: 218
Release: 2015-04-08
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 0748684530

Christopher Berry explains why Enlightenment thinkers considered commercial society to be wealthier and freer than earlier forms, looking at key works from Adam Smith, David Hume and Adam Ferguson alongside lesser-known figures.