1st Edition

Writings on Economics

Edited By David Hume Copyright 2007
354 Pages
by Routledge

354 Pages
by Routledge

335 Pages
by Routledge

Originally published in 1955, Eugene Rotwein's collection of David Hume's economic writings has become the criterion by which to measure studies of Hume's thinking on economics. Rotwein, in his extended introduction, masterfully examines the connection between Hume's various writings—economic, political, philosophical, and historical. This edition is graced with a new introduction by Margaret... Read more
Introduction; I: Chapter I: The Background; II: Chapter II: The Outlines Of The Natural History : Hume’s Economic Psychology; III: Chapter III: Hume’s Political Economy; IV: Chapter IV: Hume’s Economic Philosophy; V: Chapter V: Concluding Comments; Hume’s Essays On Economics; Of Commerce; * Of Refinement in the Arts 1; Of Money 1; Of Interest; Of the Balance of Trade 1; * Of the Jealousy of Trade; Of Taxes; Of Public Credit; Of the Populousness of Ancient Nations *; Relevant Extracts From Hume’s Correspondence 1749-1776; Hume to Montesquieu; Oswald to Hume; Hume To Oswald; Hume To Lord Kames; Tucker To Lord Kames; Turgot To Hume; Hume To Turgot; Turgot to Hume; Hume To Turgot; Turgot To Hume; Hume To Morellet; Hume To Adam Smith; Note on the Text

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David Hume