David Hume and eighteenth-century America

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

Author/creator	Spencer, Mark G.
Format	Book and Print
Publication Info	Rochester, NY : University of Rochester Press, 2005.
Description	xii, 534 pages ; 24 cm.
Supplemental Content	Table of contents
Subject(s)	Hume, David, 1711-1776. Political science--United States --History --18th century.

Series	Rochester 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 note	Includes bibliographical references (p. [469]-504) and index.
LCCN	2005003863
ISBN	1580461182 (hardcover : alk. paper)

Library	Location	Call Number	Status	Item Actions
Joyner	General Stacks	JC176.H9 S64 2005	✔ Available	Place Hold