
This book explores the reception of David Hume's political thought in eighteenth-century America. It presents a challenge to standard interpretations that assume Hume's thought had little influence in early America. Eighteenth-century Americans are often supposed to have ignored...

A thorough examination of the role which David Hume's writings played upon the founders of the United States. This book explores the reception of David Hume's political thought in eighteenth-century America. It presents a challenge to standard interpretations that assume...
