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- catalog abstract ""Samuel Johnson (1709-1784) and David Hume (1711-1776) shared common ground as moralists. Adam Potkay traces their central concerns to Hellenistic philosophy, as conveyed by Cicero, and to earlier moderns such as Addison and Mandeville." "In their writings, Johnson and Hume largely agree on what flourishing means for both human beings and the communities they inhabit. They also tell a common story about the history that led up the enlightened age of eighteenth-century Europe."--Jacket.".
- catalog contributor b11647532.
- catalog created "2000.".
- catalog date "2000".
- catalog date "2000.".
- catalog dateCopyrighted "2000.".
- catalog description ""Samuel Johnson (1709-1784) and David Hume (1711-1776) shared common ground as moralists. Adam Potkay traces their central concerns to Hellenistic philosophy, as conveyed by Cicero, and to earlier moderns such as Addison and Mandeville." "In their writings, Johnson and Hume largely agree on what flourishing means for both human beings and the communities they inhabit. They also tell a common story about the history that led up the enlightened age of eighteenth-century Europe."--Jacket.".
- catalog description "Authorial lives -- Experimental reasoning in the shadow of Descartes -- Happiness -- Reasoning with the passions -- Self-love and community -- Necessity and tragedy -- The passions and patterns of history -- Enthusiasm and empire -- Constancy -- The spirit of ending -- Bibliography -- Index.".
- catalog description "Includes bibliographical references and index.".
- catalog extent "xv, 241 p. :".
- catalog identifier "080143727X".
- catalog issued "2000".
- catalog issued "2000.".
- catalog language "eng".
- catalog publisher "Ithaca, NY : Cornell University Press,".
- catalog subject "170 21".
- catalog subject "BJ1481 .P56 2000".
- catalog subject "Happiness History 18th century.".
- catalog subject "Hume, David, 1711-1776 Contributions in concept of happiness.".
- catalog subject "Hume, David, 1711-1776.".
- catalog subject "Johnson, Samuel, 1696-1772 Contributions in concept of happiness.".
- catalog subject "Johnson, Samuel, 1709-1784.".
- catalog tableOfContents "Authorial lives -- Experimental reasoning in the shadow of Descartes -- Happiness -- Reasoning with the passions -- Self-love and community -- Necessity and tragedy -- The passions and patterns of history -- Enthusiasm and empire -- Constancy -- The spirit of ending -- Bibliography -- Index.".
- catalog title "The passion for happiness : Samuel Johnson and David Hume / Adam Potkay.".
- catalog type "History. fast".
- catalog type "text".