Download or read book Moral and Political Philosophy written by David Hume and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2010-05-11 with total page 635 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A Collection of essays from famous Scottish philosopher David Hume, one of the most prominent figures of the Scottish Enlightenment and a close friend of Adam Smith. Hume's contributions to economics are found mostly in his Political Discourses (1752), which were later incorporated into his Essays (1758).