{"product_id":"the-history-of-england-david-hume-9780865970205","title":"The History of England: From the Invasion of Julius Caesar to the Revolution in 1688","description":"\u003cp\u003eDavid Hume's enduring reputation as the first modern thinker to develop a systematically naturalistic philosophy tends to obscure the fact that he was more famous among his contemporaries as a historian. Covering almost 1,800 years, \u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe History of England from the Invasion of Julius Caesar to the Revolution in 1688\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e was the work that established Hume's reputation in his own time.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eHume saw English history as a process of the evolution from a government of will to a government of law. He believed that political, social, and economic liberty was neither inevitable nor necessary, but contingent and dependent for its preservation on an understanding of the conditions that gave rise to it and the institutional arrangements that sustain it. This argument, which runs through all six volumes, expressed in Hume's masterful prose, continues to make the \u003cem\u003eHistory\u003c\/em\u003e a valuable study for the modern reader.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThis Liberty Fund edition is based on the edition of 1778, the last to contain corrections by Hume. The typography has been modernized for ease of reading. Hume's own index to the entire work may be found at the conclusion of \u003cem\u003eVolume VI\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e David Hume\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0865970203\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780865970205\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Liberty Fund\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 05\/20\/1985\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 3332\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 12.21lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.40h x 6.70w x 9.20d","brand":"David Hume","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44056577245439,"sku":"9780865970205","price":72.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_702e551a-6df6-4860-a3e0-ea2610475a04.jpg?v=1685042072","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-history-of-england-david-hume-9780865970205","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}