Hume''s Conventionalism - Utility and Sociability

This book focuses on revisiting Hume's political philosophy through traditional utilitarianism. Chen criticizes the contemporary approaches of marginalizing utilitarianism in interpreting Hume. Instead, he argues that we should understand Hume in the context of conventionalism in order to fully grasp his thought.

List of contents

1. Introduction 2. Sympathy and Utility: A comparison between Treatise and EPM 3. Anatomy of Human Nature 4. Descriptive Naturalism and Utility 5. Hume's Non-Instrumental Public Utility 6. Hobbesian or Lockean? Reconsidering Hume's Theory of Property 7. Conservative Utilitarianism and Hume's Political Philosophy 8. Conclusion: Conservative Utilitarianism from Hume to Burke

Summary

This book focuses on revisiting Hume’s political philosophy through traditional utilitarianism. Chen criticizes the contemporary approaches of marginalizing utilitarianism in interpreting Hume. Instead, he argues that we should understand Hume in the context of conventionalism in order to fully grasp his thought.

Product details

• Authors: Brian Chen, Brian (National Chengchi Unieversity Chen
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Release: 31.12.2023, delayed
• EAN: 9781138999510
• ISBN: 978-1-138-99951-0
• No. of pages: 240
• Series: Routledge Studies in Social and Political Thought; Routledge Studies in Social and Political Thought
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Philosophy > General, dictionaries; Non-fiction book > Philosophy, religion > Philosophy: antiquity to present day; POLITICAL SCIENCE / Political Ideologies / General, POLITICAL SCIENCE / History & Theory, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Regional Studies, Social & political philosophy, Political science & theory, Ethics & moral philosophy, social and political philosophy, Ethics and moral philosophy, Political science and theory, Conservatism & right-of-centre democratic ideologies, Liberalism & centre democratic ideologies, Centrist democratic ideologies, Right-of-centre democratic ideologies, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Cultural & Ethnic Studies / General