{"product_id":"the-political-thought-of-david-aaron-alexander-zubia-9780268207816","title":"The Political Thought of David Hume: The Origins of Liberalism and the Modern Political Imagination","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAaron Alexander Zubia argues that the Epicurean roots of David Hume's philosophy gave rise to liberalism's unrelenting grip on the modern political imagination.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eEighteenth-century Scottish philosopher David Hume has had an outsized impact on the political thinkers who came after him, from the nineteenth-century British Utilitarians to modern American social contract theorists. In this thorough and thoughtful new work, Aaron Alexander Zubia examines the forces that shaped Hume's thinking within the broad context of intellectual history, with particular focus on the ancient Greek philosopher Epicurus and the skeptical tradition.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eZubia argues that through Hume's influence, Epicureanism--which elevates utility over moral truth--became the foundation of liberal political philosophy, which continues to dominate and limit political discourse today.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Aaron Alexander Zubia\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 026820781X\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780268207816\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e University of Notre Dame Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 06\/15\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 386\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.13lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.80d","brand":"Aaron Alexander Zubia","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48588343410943,"sku":"9780268207816","price":45.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-political-thought-of-david-aaron-alexander-zubia-9780268207816","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}