Adam Smith Reading Group, February 24--Hume's Essays
- Start Time
- 11:00am
Friday, 24 Feb 2023 - End Time
- 12:30pm
Friday, 24 Feb 2023 - Organizer
- Adam Smith Program
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”