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David Hume : Prophet of the Counter-Revolution.

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextPublisher: Indianapolis, IN : Liberty Fund, Incorporated, 2000Copyright date: ©2000Edition: 2nd edDescription: 1 online resource (239 pages)Content type:
  • text
Media type:
  • computer
Carrier type:
  • online resource
ISBN:
  • 9781614877752
Subject(s): Genre/Form: Additional physical formats: Print version:: David HumeDDC classification:
  • 320.50944
LOC classification:
  • DA30.H93 -- B66 2000eb
Online resources:
Contents:
Intro -- Laurence L. Bongie, David Hume: Prophet of the Counter-Revolution -- Front Matter -- Title Page -- Publishing Details -- Table of Contents, p. v -- Foreword, p. vii -- Preface to the Liberty Fund Edition, p. xi -- Introduction, p. xiii -- I. Before 1789 -- 1. Royal Panegyrics, p. 1 -- 2. The Science and Art of English History, p. 2 -- 3. Jehovah Among the Hebrews, p. 10 -- 4. Papist or Pyrrhonian?, p. 15 -- 5. The Scottish Bossuet, p. 35 -- 6. Debate with Turgot, p. 54 -- 7. Early Hostility: Mirabeau, Mably, and Brissot, p. 60 -- 8. Defence and Defiance, p. 65 -- 9. Anticipating the Storm, p. 75 -- II. The Revolution and the Role of History, p. 79 -- 1. History as a Weapon of Counter-Revolution, p. 79 -- 2. History as the Superstition of Slaves, p. 93 -- III. From 1789 to the Trial of Louis XVI, p. 103 -- 1. Prophetic Parallels and the Counter-Revolutionary Lessons of Hume, p. 103 -- 2. The Long Parliament: Brissot Versus Clermont-Tonnere, p. 123 -- 3. A Republican Antidote: Catherine M acaulay-Graham, p. 132 -- IV. The Trial of "Le Stuart Francais," p. 141 -- 1. Louis XVI and Charles I: A Condemned King's Mediations, p. 141 -- 2. David Hume and Stuart History for the Defense, p. 149 -- 3. Cromwell in the Convention: The Judgement of Posterity, p. 156 -- 4. The Parallel Rejected: Brutus to the Rescue, p. 165 -- 5. Principles Versus Precedents, p. 171 -- V. The Aftermath, p. 177 -- 1. Republican Qualms, p. 177 -- 2. Waiting for General Monk, p. 186 -- 3. Conclusion, p. 196 -- Index of Names and Titles, p. 203.
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Intro -- Laurence L. Bongie, David Hume: Prophet of the Counter-Revolution -- Front Matter -- Title Page -- Publishing Details -- Table of Contents, p. v -- Foreword, p. vii -- Preface to the Liberty Fund Edition, p. xi -- Introduction, p. xiii -- I. Before 1789 -- 1. Royal Panegyrics, p. 1 -- 2. The Science and Art of English History, p. 2 -- 3. Jehovah Among the Hebrews, p. 10 -- 4. Papist or Pyrrhonian?, p. 15 -- 5. The Scottish Bossuet, p. 35 -- 6. Debate with Turgot, p. 54 -- 7. Early Hostility: Mirabeau, Mably, and Brissot, p. 60 -- 8. Defence and Defiance, p. 65 -- 9. Anticipating the Storm, p. 75 -- II. The Revolution and the Role of History, p. 79 -- 1. History as a Weapon of Counter-Revolution, p. 79 -- 2. History as the Superstition of Slaves, p. 93 -- III. From 1789 to the Trial of Louis XVI, p. 103 -- 1. Prophetic Parallels and the Counter-Revolutionary Lessons of Hume, p. 103 -- 2. The Long Parliament: Brissot Versus Clermont-Tonnere, p. 123 -- 3. A Republican Antidote: Catherine M acaulay-Graham, p. 132 -- IV. The Trial of "Le Stuart Francais," p. 141 -- 1. Louis XVI and Charles I: A Condemned King's Mediations, p. 141 -- 2. David Hume and Stuart History for the Defense, p. 149 -- 3. Cromwell in the Convention: The Judgement of Posterity, p. 156 -- 4. The Parallel Rejected: Brutus to the Rescue, p. 165 -- 5. Principles Versus Precedents, p. 171 -- V. The Aftermath, p. 177 -- 1. Republican Qualms, p. 177 -- 2. Waiting for General Monk, p. 186 -- 3. Conclusion, p. 196 -- Index of Names and Titles, p. 203.

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