num_pages: 224
description: A splendid edition. Schneewind's illuminating introduction succinctly situates the Enquiry in its historical context, clarifying its relationship to Calvinism, to Newtonian science, and to earlier moral philosophers, and providing a persuasive account of Hume's ethical naturalism. --Martha C. Nussbaum, Brown University
language: English
title: Inquiry Concerning the Principles of Morals: With a Supplement, a Dialogue
titlecomplete: Inquiry Concerning the Principles of Morals: With a Supplement, a Dialogue
genres: Psychology, Classics, School, Empiricism, Economics, Philosophy, Theory, 18th Century, Politics, Nonfiction
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publisher: Macmillan Pub Co