Project Gutenberg 2011-05-17 Public domain in the USA. 216 Hume, David 1711 1776 Bennett, Hannaford 1867 1946 Bennett, Joseph Hannaford Essays Biographical introduction -- Of the delicacy of taste and passion -- Of the liberty of the press -- That politics may be reduced to a science -- Of the first principles of government -- Of the origin of government -- Of the independency of Parliament -- Whether the British government inclines more to absolute monarchy or to a republic -- Of parties in general -- Of the parties of Great Britain -- Of superstition and enthusiasm -- Of the dignity or meanness of human nature -- Of civil liberty -- Of eloquence. Produced by Andrea Ball & Marc D'Hooghe "Essays" by David Hume is a collection of philosophical essays written in the 18th century. The book covers a range of topics, including politics, taste, and the nature of government, reflecting Hume's explorations of moral and political philosophy. The opening portion introduces Hume's life, detailing his background, education, and the struggles he faced before gaining recognition as a significant thinker of his time. At the start of the collection, a biographical introduction sets the stage for understanding Hume's perspectives. It discusses his early life, including his ambition toward literature over law, and his move to France, where he began writing significant works, including his "Treatise of Human Nature." Following this, the first essay presents Hume’s thoughts on the "delicacy of taste and passion," exploring how sensitivity to both beauty and adversity shapes human experience, emphasizing that while high sensitivity can lead to greater pleasures and pains, it is preferable to cultivate a refined taste for the arts to balance one's emotional state. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Philosophy Political science B Text Browsing: Philosophy & Ethics Browsing: Politics 251274 251306 2024-09-15T10:05:00.190617 2023-09-16T04:00:33.520034 text/html text/html 228912 2024-04-03T07:57:33 text/html 132362 2024-09-15T10:05:05.007535 application/epub+zip 134774 2024-09-15T10:05:01.680795 application/epub+zip 134774 2024-09-15T10:05:00.698736 application/epub+zip 231697 2024-09-15T10:05:07.650611 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 219156 2024-09-15T10:05:04.481538 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 219242 2022-09-16T13:35:34.936623 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 234554 2024-09-15T10:04:59.644574 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 214912 2024-04-03T08:20:46 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 16429 2024-09-15T10:05:07.788515 application/rdf+xml 8057 2024-09-15T10:05:01.228553 image/jpeg 2280 2024-09-15T10:05:01.044542 image/jpeg 128593 2024-09-15T10:05:00.212616 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia