The Infidel and the Professor: David Hume, Adam Smith, and the Friendship That Shaped Modern Thought
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- $19.95/拢16.99
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- Published:
- Jun 4, 2019
- Copyright:
- 2017
- Pages:
- 336
- Size:
- 5.25 x 8 in.
- 12 b/w illus.
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David Hume is arguably the most important philosopher ever to have written in English, but during his lifetime he was attacked as 鈥渢he Great Infidel鈥 for his religious skepticism and deemed unfit to teach the young. In contrast, Adam Smith, now hailed as the founding father of capitalism, was a revered professor of moral philosophy. Remarkably, Hume and Smith were best friends, sharing what Dennis Rasmussen calls the greatest of all philosophical friendships. The Infidel and the Professor tells the fascinating story of the close relationship between these towering Enlightenment thinkers鈥攁nd how it influenced their world-changing ideas. It shows that Hume contributed more to economics鈥攁nd Smith contributed more to philosophy鈥攖han is generally recognized. The result is a compelling account of a great friendship that had great consequences for modern thought.
Awards and Recognition
- One of The Australian Review鈥檚 2017 快色直播 of the Year
- One of The Guardian鈥檚 Best 快色直播 of 2017
- Selected for Bloomberg View鈥檚 鈥淢ust-Reads of 2017: From Space to Chinese Noir鈥
- One of Project Syndicate鈥檚 Best Reads in 2017 (chosen by Kaushik Basu)
- Shortlisted for the 2018 Ralph Waldo Emerson Award, Phi Beta Kappa Society