The story of the greatest of all philosophical friendships--and how it influenced modern thought
David Hume is widely regarded as the most important philosopher ever to write in English, but during his lifetime he was attacked as "the Great Infidel" for his skeptical religious views and deemed unfit to teach the young. In contrast, Adam Smith was a revered professor of moral philosophy, and is now often hailed as the founding father of capitalism. Remarkably, the two were best friends for most of their adult lives, sharing what Dennis Rasmussen calls the greatest of all philosophical friendships. The Infidel and the Professor is the first book to tell the fascinating story of the friendship of these towering Enlightenment thinkers--and how it influenced their world-changing ideas.
The book follows Hume and Smith's relationship from their first meeting in 1749 until Hume's death in 1776. It describes how they commented on each other's writings, supported each other's careers and literary ambitions, and advised each other on personal matters, most notably after Hume's quarrel with Jean-Jacques Rousseau. Members of a vibrant intellectual scene in Enlightenment Scotland, Hume and Smith made many of the same friends (and enemies), joined the same clubs, and were interested in many of the same subjects well beyond philosophy and economics--from psychology and history to politics and Britain's conflict with the American colonies. The book reveals that Smith's private religious views were considerably closer to Hume's public ones than is usually believed. It also shows that Hume contributed more to economics--and Smith contributed more to philosophy--than is generally recognized.
Vividly written, The Infidel and the Professor is a compelling account of a great friendship that had great consequences for modern thought.
Автор: Gannon Steve Название: Infidel ISBN: 0997915234 ISBN-13(EAN): 9780997915235 Издательство: Неизвестно Цена: 2930.00 р. Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ.
Автор: Ali, Ayaan Hirsi Название: Infidel ISBN: 1416526242 ISBN-13(EAN): 9781416526247 Издательство: Simon&Schuster UK Рейтинг: Цена: 1813.00 р. Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ.
Описание: The astonishing and bestselling life story of the renowned campaigner for religious tolerance and women`s rights, Ayaan Hirsi Ali.
Автор: Marty Martin Emil Название: The Infidel: Freethought and American Religion ISBN: 1258381362 ISBN-13(EAN): 9781258381363 Издательство: Неизвестно Цена: 5508.00 р. Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ.
Автор: Bird Robert Montgomery Название: The Infidel, Or, the Fall of Mexico: A Romance. Volume 2 of 2 ISBN: 1275837662 ISBN-13(EAN): 9781275837669 Издательство: Неизвестно Цена: 3690.00 р. Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ.
Автор: Masters Eileen Название: Prayer for an Infidel: Memories from Afghanistan ISBN: 1291615571 ISBN-13(EAN): 9781291615579 Издательство: Неизвестно Рейтинг: Цена: 3258.00 р. Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ.
Описание: Long-listed for the 2014 MsLexia International Memoir Competition, MsLexia described this memoir as "among the 80 most compelling and accomplished memoirs submitted." In the summer of 1992 with an opportunity to visit a region of the world I loved, to do work that I loved, how could I refuse? But I failed to update myself on the security situation and found myself travelling into Kabul Afghanistan when most others were fleeing. These are my memories of that dangerous time. There are scary escapes, ups and downs, successes and failures, while the voices of home, family and childhood speak to me from England to the East. "Eileen witnessed some of the worst days of Afghanistan's deadly factional conflict and not only survived but assisted thousands of Afghans whose lives had been turned upside down" - Michael Semple. "PRAYER FOR AN INFIDEL is as we have in our Persian language, called 'Safar Nama' means journey letters, wherein the writer records the events of an age for future generations" - Ahmad Zia Langari.
Автор: Powers Anne M. Название: The Female Infidel: The Vindication of Fanny Dashwood ISBN: 0244724164 ISBN-13(EAN): 9780244724160 Издательство: Неизвестно Цена: 5001.00 р. Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ.
Описание: Rachael Fanny Antonina Dashwood was born to great wealth but illegitimate. Educated in France with princesses, and the daughters of Thomas Jefferson, she returned to England at the outbreak of the Revolution. Embroiled in a series of teenage scrapes, she eloped with handsome but dim Matthew Allen Lee and soon separated from him. In 1804 she was abducted from her London home and raped. Forced to attend a trial that failed to deliver justice her reputation was ruined. It led Thomas De Quincey to name her as the 'Female Infidel'. There are very modern echoes in her persecution by the media, vilification by cartoonists and sufferings at the hands of stalkers. Despite all this she published her Essay on Government, praised by Wordsworth but which might have had greater success had she not already achieved notoriety.
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