Infidel and the professor, the: david hume, adam smith, and the friendship that shaped modern thought
Auteur :
Rasmussen, Dennis C.
Éditeur :
Princeton University Press
ISBN :
9780691192284
Date de publication :
4 juin 2019
Dimensions :
20,3 x 13,3 cm
Poids :
408 g
Format :
Trade paperback (US)
Langue :
Anglais
Pays d'origine :
USA
The story of the greatest of all philosophical friendships-and how it influenced modern thought David Hume is arguably the most important philosopher ever to have written in English, but during his lifetime he was attacked as "the Great Infidel" for his religious skepticism and deemed unfit to teach the young. In contrast, Adam Smith, now hailed