David Hume and eighteenth-century America / Mark G. Spencer.

Author/creator Spencer, Mark G.
Format Book
Publication InfoRochester, NY : University of Rochester Press, 2005.
Descriptionxii, 534 pages ; 24 cm.
Supplemental ContentTable of contents
Subjects
Hume, David, 1711-1776.
Political science--United States. --History. --18th century.

SeriesRochester studies in philosophy ; [10], 1529-188X ;
Rochester studies in philosophy ; [10]. ^A475767
Contents Hume's works in Colonial and early Revolutionary America -- Historiographical context for Hume's reception in eighteenth-century America -- Hume's earliest reception in Colonial America -- Hume's impact on the prelude to American independence -- Humean origins of the American Revolution -- Hume and Madison on faction -- Was Hume a liability in late eighteenth-century America? -- Explaining "Publius's" silent use of Hume -- The reception of Hume's politics in late eighteenth-century America.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references (p. [469]-504) and index.
LCCN 2005003863
ISBN1580461182 (hardcover : alk. paper)

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Joyner General Stacks JC176.H9 S64 2005 ✔ Available Place Hold