休謨的政治哲學與歷史觀

Hume's Point of View on Political Philosophy and History

尤昭和(Chao-Ho Yu)

《淡江史學》 19期 (2008/09) Pp. 353-375

https://doi.org/10.29712/THR.200809.0012

摘要

休謨(David Hume, 1711~1776)是英國近代思想家，一生著述豐富，作品涵蓋哲學、歷史、政治、經濟、宗教和倫理學等領域，他以哲學家和史學家成名於當代，近年來在政治哲學方面的成就亦頗受重視。
本文除前言外，首先討論休謨政治哲學的人性基礎，按著就政府的起源與權威、對社會契約論的挑戰，以及理想的共和政體三方面，論述其政治哲學的要點，最後分析休謨的歷史觀，並就本文所論述約主題作簡要結論。

關鍵字

休謨 ； 人性論 ； 政治哲學 ； 歷史觀 ； 社會契約論

並列摘要

David Hume (1711-1776) was a modem Scottish philosopher who composed works in fields of philosophy, history, politics, economics, religion, and ethics, He was considered among the most important figures in the history of Western philosophy and history.
Besides the introduction, this article first discusses the human nature in Hume's political philosophy, and then indicates the highlight of his political philosophy based on origin and authority of the government, challenge to the integrative social contract theory, and the ideal republic Lastly, the article analyzes Home's view of history, and concludes all themes brought up in the article.

並列關鍵字

Hume ； A Treatise of Human Nature ； political philosophy ； view of history ； The Social Contract

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