The Pursuit of Certainty : David Hume, Jeremy Bentham, John Stuart Mill, Beatrice Webb.
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Intro -- Shirley Robin Letwin, The Pursuit of Certainty -- Front Matter -- Title Page -- Copyright Details -- Table of Contents, p. v -- Acknowledgements, p. vii -- Introduction, p. ix -- Part I. David Hume -- 1. A Man of Moderation, p. 3 -- 2. The Kirk, p. 9 -- 3. The Combat of Reason and Passion, p. 21 -- 4. A new Scene of Thought, p. 34 -- 5. Virtue in a Bundle of Perceptions, p. 54 -- 6. The Philosophical Enthusiasm Renounced, p. 68 -- 7. A Matter of Degree, p. 75 -- 8. The Science of Politics, p. 83 -- 9. The Proper Political Disposition, p. 94 -- 10. The End of Profane Politics, p. 114 -- Part II. Jeremy Bentham -- 11. Blackstone's Challenger, p. 131 -- 12. Utilitarianism - A System of Tolerance, p. 142 -- 13. A Perfect System of Legislation, p. 162 -- 14. Gadgets for Happiness, p. 186 -- 15. A Modest Utopian, p. 194 -- Part III. John Stuart Mill -- 16. James Mill, p. 203 -- 17. The Young Disciple, p. 216 -- 18. The Failure of Utilitarianism, p. 227 -- 19. Intimations of a New Creed, p. 240 -- 21. The Creed of Progress, p. 263 -- 22. Radicals in Politics, p. 274 -- 23. Sociology, p. 286 -- 24. Sociology Applied, p. 307 -- 25. Liberty and the Ideal Individual, p. 317 -- 26. The Liberal Gentleman, p. 341 -- Part IV. Beatrice Webb -- 27. A New Climate of Opinion, p. 351 -- 28. The Making of a Socialist, p. 375 -- 29. The Apotheosis of Politics, p. 401 -- Index, p. 417.
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Hume, David, -- 1711-1776. Bentham, Jeremy, -- 1748-1832. Mill, John Stuart, -- 1806-1873. Webb, Beatrice, -- 1858-1943. Political science -- Great Britain -- History.