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The infidel and the professor : David Hume, Adam Smith, and the friendship that shaped modern thought

by Dennis C. Rasmussen

This work explores the personal and intellectual relationship between Scottish Enlightenment thinkers David Hume and Adam Smith, analysing how their close friendship influenced their landmark ideas in philosophy and economics.

Accession 16786 ISBN 9780691177014 Publisher Princeton University Press
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