(Paperback)

Hume's Politics provides a comprehensive examination of David Hume's political theory, and is the first book to focus on Hume's monumental History of England as the key to his distinctly political ideas. Andrew Sabl argues that conventions of authority are the main building blocks of Humean politics, and explores how the History addresses political

(Paperback)

How should politicians act When should they try to lead public opinion and when should they follow it When do virtues like toleration and willingness to compromise deteriorate into moral weakness This work answers these questions by exploring what a democratic polity needs from its leaders.

(Hardback)

Focuses on Hume's monumental History of England as the key to his distinctly political ideas. This title argues that conventions of authority are the main building blocks of Humean politics, and explores how the History addresses political change and disequilibrium through a dynamic treatment of coordination problems.