The passion for happiness
Subtitle: Samuel Johnson and David Hume
By: Adam Potkay.
Publisher: Cornell University Press
Published: 2000
Place of publication: Ithaca, NY
Language: eng
Number of pages: 241
Subjects: Johnson, Samuel, 1696-1772; Hume, David, 1711-1776; Happiness -- History -- 18th century
Description: "Samuel Johnson (1709-1784) and David Hume (1711-1776) shared common ground as moralists. Adam Potkay traces their central concerns to Hellenistic philosophy, as conveyed by Cicero, and to earlier moderns such as Addison and Mandeville." "In their writings, Johnson and Hume largely agree on what flourishing means for both human beings and the communities they inhabit. They also tell a common story about the history that led up the enlightened age of eighteenth-century Europe."--BOOK JACKET.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 217-231) and index.