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Aaron Alexander Zubia argues that the Epicurean roots of David Hume's philosophy gave rise to liberalism's unrelenting grip on the modern political imagination.

Eighteenth-century Scottish philosopher David Hume has had an outsized impact on the political thinkers who came after him, from the nineteenth-century British Utilitarians to modern American social contract theorists. In this thorough and thoughtful new work, Aaron Alexander Zubia examines the forces that shaped Hume's thinking within the broad context of intellectual history, with particular focus on the ancient Greek philosopher Epicurus and the skeptical tradition.

Zubia argues that through Hume's influence, Epicureanismwhich elevates utility over moral truthbecame the foundation of liberal political philosophy, which continues to dominate and limit political discourse today.

The Political Thought of David Hume

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    Publisher: University of Notre Dame Press
    Publication Date: 2/15/2024
    ISBN13: 9780268207809, 978-0268207809
    ISBN10: 0268207801

    Non Fiction , Politics, Philosophy & Society , Non Fiction

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    Aaron Alexander Zubia argues that the Epicurean roots of David Hume's philosophy gave rise to liberalism's unrelenting grip on the modern political imagination.

    Eighteenth-century Scottish philosopher David Hume has had an outsized impact on the political thinkers who came after him, from the nineteenth-century British Utilitarians to modern American social contract theorists. In this thorough and thoughtful new work, Aaron Alexander Zubia examines the forces that shaped Hume's thinking within the broad context of intellectual history, with particular focus on the ancient Greek philosopher Epicurus and the skeptical tradition.

    Zubia argues that through Hume's influence, Epicureanismwhich elevates utility over moral truthbecame the foundation of liberal political philosophy, which continues to dominate and limit political discourse today.

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