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Locke and Rousseau, if in different ways and different degrees,
accepted the idea of the Social Contract: Hume, more historically
minded, and more conservative in his convictions, was its critic.
His sceptical intellect led him to approach political theories -
the theory of divine right as well as the theory of Social
Contract, but more especially the latter - with a touch of acid
realism, which was mingled with a half-ironical suavity. 'There is
something, ' he seems to say, 'in your different theories but less,
much less, than you think.
Locke and Rousseau, if in different ways and different degrees,
accepted the idea of the Social Contract: Hume, more historically
minded, and more conservative in his convictions, was its critic.
His sceptical intellect led him to approach political theories -
the theory of divine right as well as the theory of Social
Contract, but more especially the latter - with a touch of acid
realism, which was mingled with a half-ironical suavity. 'There is
something, ' he seems to say, 'in your different theories but less,
much less, than you think.' This book is highly recommended for
inclusion on the bookshelf of anyone with an interest in the
history of political philosophy
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