David Hume philosopher and historian
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Philosophy and history, Historical knowledge, David HumeAbstract
Among all the great philosophers, David Hume has the rare merit of joining to a properly philosophical work an equally important output as historian. According to him, the interpretation of history by means of the general principles of political theory must not be guided by ethical or normative considerations, as when judging historic events according to what things ought to be, for instance, in view of the best government, but it should be restricted to explain the exercise of power in the different times, just as it can be established by the testimony of the sources. Only this methodological attitude allows us to avoid the partisan interpretations that try to justify the present by the past, instead of investigating it to corroborate the most appropriate explanation.References
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BONGIE, L. L. David Hume: Prophet of the Counter Revolution. Oxford: Clarendon Press, 1965.
FORBES, D. Hume's Philosophical Politics. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1975.
HOBBES. Leviatã. São Paulo: AbriI Cultural, 1979.
HUME. A Treatise of Human Nature. Selby-Bigge. Oxford: Clarendon Press, 1967.
HUME. An Enquiry concerning Human Understanding. Oxford: Clarendon Préss, 1957.
HUME. My own life. In: HUME.'The History of England. Londres: T. Cadell, 1978. p.5
HUME. The History of England. Londres: T. Caddell, 1778/Indianapolis: Libertu Classis, 1983. v. 1-6. cap. 1-71, p. 157.
KRAMNICK, I. Introduction. In: BOLlNGBROKE, LORD. Historical Writings. Chicago: The University of Chicago Press, 1972. p. 88.
MONTESQUIEU, Do Espírito das Leis, São Paulo: Abril Cultural, 1979. t. 3, v. 21, p. 280.
ROUSSEAU, J-J. Emílio, ou da Educação. In: Obras Completas, Porto Alegre: Globo, 1962. p. 267.
VOLTAIRE. Fragments sur l’historie, Art. XII, " Mélanges Historiques". In: VOLTAIRE. Oeuvi'es Completes. Paris: Armand-Aubrée, 1830. v. 21-22, p. 47-9. 11
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ALBIERI, Sara. David Hume philosopher and historian. Mediações - Revista de Ciências Sociais, Londrina, v. 9, n. 2, p. 19–36, 2004. DOI: 10.5433/2176-6665.2004v9n2p19. Disponível em: https://ojs.uel.br/revistas/uel/index.php/mediacoes/article/view/9022. Acesso em: 4 jul. 2024.
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