Format:
ix, 97 Seiten
ISBN:
9781498586108
Content:
"The Letter to Strahan is an ostensible letter that Adam Smith wrote on the last days, death, and character of his closest friend, the philosopher David Hume, and published alongside Hume's autobiography, My Own Life, in 1777. Other than his two books, it is the only work that Smith published under his name during his lifetime, and it elicited a great deal of commentary and controversy. Because of Hume's reputation for impiety, Smith's portrayal of his friend's cheerfulness and equanimity during his final days provoked outrage among the devout. Smith later commented that this work "brought upon me ten times more abuse than the very violent attack I had made upon the whole commercial system of Great Britain"--meaning, of course, The Wealth of Nations. This is the first annotated version of this fascinating and important work. Along with the Letter to Strahan, the volume also includes Hume's My Own Life, the work to which the Letter was a kind of companion piece; two personal letters related to the Letter; and three published responses to the Letter--two viciously critical and one generally favorable. A substantial editor's introduction discusses the context, composition, publication, and significance of the Letter, along with the strong reaction that it provoked. Taken together, the works included in the volume provide an entertaining and accessible entrée into some of the most controversial debates over religion and morality in the eighteenth century
Content:
My own life / David Hume -- Letter from Adam Smith, Ll.D. to William Strahan, esq -- James Edmonstoune to David Hume, 7 August 1776 -- Adam Smith to Alexander Wedderburn, 14 August 1776 -- A letter to Adam Smith Ll.D. on the life, death, and philosophy of his friend David Hume esq., by one of the people called Christians / George Horne -- Remarks on Dr. Adam Smith's letter to Mr. Strahan, on the death of David Hume esq. / "E. M." -- Observations relative to the late David Hume, esq. / "Idem."
Note:
Includes bibliographical references and index
Additional Edition:
ISBN 9781498586115
Additional Edition:
Erscheint auch als Online-Ausgabe Adam Smith and the death of David Hume Lanham ; Boulder ; New York ; London : Lexington Books ; Lanham, Maryland : Rowman & Littlefield, [2018]
Language:
English
Keywords:
Hume, David 1711-1776
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Smith, Adam 1723-1790
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Hume, David 1711-1776
;
Briefsammlung
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Autobiografie
Author information:
Hume, David 1711-1776
Author information:
Strahan, William 1715-1785
Author information:
Smith, Adam 1723-1790
