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.

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.

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• Authors: Brian (National Chengchi Unieversity Chen, Brian Chen
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Content: Book
• Product form: Hardback
• Publication date: 31.12.2023
• Subject: Non-fiction book > Philosophy, religion > Philosophy: antiquity to present day; Humanities, art, music > Philosophy > General, dictionaries
• EAN: 9781138999510
• ISBN: 978-1-138-99951-0
• Pages: 240
• Series: Routledge Studies in Social and Political Thought; Routledge Studies in Social and Political Thought
• Subjects: 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