Adam Smith Reading Group, February 24--Hume's Essays

We read the following pages from Hume's Essays, Moral, Political, and Literary (Indianapolis: Liberty Fund, 1994): pp. 80-137; 181-252. These pages correspond to the following essays. (Participants should focus on the essays in boldface.)

• “Of the Dignity or Meanness of Human Nature"
• “Of Civil Liberty”
• “Of Eloquence”
• “Of the Rise and Progress of the Arts and Sciences”
• [The four essays "The Epicurean," "The Stoic", "The Platonist," and "The Sceptic" will be treated in an additional optional Zoom meeting.]
• “Of Polygamy and Divorce”
• “Of Simplicity and Refinement in Writing”
• “Of National Characters”
• “Of Tragedy”
• “Of the Standard of Taste”