Hume's Political Discourses

Name: Hume's Political Discourses
Author: Hume, David

Hume, David

Economics; Political science

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The Scott Library.

HUME’S POLITICAL DISCOURSES.

⁂ For Full List of the Volumes in This Series,
See Catalogue at End of Book.

HUME’S POLITICAL DISCOURSES.

With an Introduction by William Bell Robertson,
Author of “Foundations of Political Economy,”
“Slavery of Labour,” Etc.

The Walter Scott Publishing Co., Ltd.
London and Felling-on-Tyne.
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CONTENTS.

 Introduction                                             vii

 Of Commerce                                                1

 Of Refinement in the Arts                                 15

 Of Money                                                  27

 Of Interest                                               39

 Of the Balance of Trade                                   51

 Of the Jealousy of Trade                                  67

 Of the Balance of Power                                   71

 Of Taxes                                                  78

 Of Public Credit                                          83

 Of some Remarkable Customs                                98

 Of the Populousness of Ancient Nations                   106

 Of the Original Contract                                 174

 Of Passive Obedience                                     192

 Of the Coalition of Parties                              196

 Of the Protestant Succession                             203

 Idea of a Perfect Commonwealth                           214

 That Politics may be Reduced to a Science                229

 Of the First Principles of Government                    243

 Of Political Society                                     247

 Alphabetical Arrangement of Authorities cited by Hume    253

INTRODUCTION.

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Hume's Political Discourses

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