Infidel and the Professor Rasmussen Dennis C.
Infidel and the Professor Rasmussen Dennis C. The story of the greatest of all philosophical friendships--and how it influenced modern thoughtDavid Hume is arguably the most important philosopher…
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Infidel and the Professor Rasmussen Dennis C.
The story of the greatest of all philosophical friendships--and how it influenced modern thoughtDavid Hume is arguably the most important philosopher ever to have written in English, but during his lifetime he was attacked as "the Great Infidel" for his religious skepticism and deemed unfit to teach the young. Remarkably, Hume and Smith were best friends, sharing what Dennis Rasmussen calls the greatest of all philosophical friendships. In contrast, Adam Smith, now hailed as the founding father of capitalism, was a revered professor of moral philosophy.
It shows that Hume contributed more to economics--and Smith contributed more to philosophy--than is generally recognized. The Infidel and the Professor tells the fascinating story of the close relationship between these towering Enlightenment thinkers--and how it influenced their world-changing ideas. The result