Hume’s Reception in Early America Expanded Edition

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Hume’s Reception in Early America: Expanded Edition brings together the original American responses to one of Britain’s greatest men of letters, David Hume. Now available as a single volume paperback, this new edition includes updated further readings suggestions and dozens of additional primary sources gathered together in a completely new concluding section. From complete pamphlets and booklets, to poems, reviews, and letters, to extracts from newspapers, religious magazines and literary and political journals, this book’s contents come from a wide variety of sources published in colonial America and the early United States between 1758 and 1850. As well as classics by Thomas Jefferson, John Adams and Alexander Hamilton, it contains scores of unknown and hard-to-locate items, many of which have not been reprinted since their original publication. These responses are divided into four parts covering Hume’s Essays; his Philosophical Writings; his History of England; and his Character and Death. Each of those parts has a separate introductory essay, and every selection is introduced by a short headnote that sets the piece in its historical context and provides bibliographical references. Packed with new insights into Hume and American thought and culture, Hume’s Reception in Early America reveals the relevance and impact of Hume on American political, philosophical, historical, religious, and aesthetic debates. Cover Half Title Series Title Copyright Dedication Contents Preface to the Expanded Edition Preface to the First Edition Acknowledgements Abbreviations Part I: Early American Responses to Hume’s Essays, Moral, Political, and Literary Introduction to Part I 1 Dispute about the Tragedy of Douglas Critical Review, March 1757. Character from the Monthly Review, May 1757. 2 Natural Inferiority of Blacks 3 Every Man Ought to be Supposed a Knave 4 Observations on the Liberty of the Press For the Republican Magazine. 5 A Complicated Aristocracy 6 Cementing the Union 7 First American Edition of Hume’s Essays Ewell’s Preface Ewell’s Notes Note. 8 Genius and Passion Genius and Passion. Remarks addressed to the author of the Essay on Genius and Passion, in the last number of the Portico. Passion the Soul of Genius — (in Reply to “R.”) Reply to the Essay, entitled “Genius, the soul of Passion.” Addressed to “S.” 9 For and Against Luxury Memorandums for an Essay against Luxury. Extract from an Essay “On Refinement in the Arts.” — By one David Hume 10 Arts and Sciences under a Free Government 11 Euthanasia of the British Government Part II Early American Responses to Hume’s Philosophical Writings Introduction to Part II 12 Jonathan Edwards a Humean 13 Remarks Upon Hume’s Essay on Miracles Remarks upon Hume’s Essay on Miracles; more especially upon the Arguments advanced in the first part of this Essay. 14 Nature, and Danger, of Infidel Philosophy 15 Celebrated Objection of Mr. Hume to the Miracles of the Gospel The Celebrated Objection of Mr. Hume to the Miracles of the Gospel. 16 Hume on Experience 17 With all your Philosophy be still a Man 18 Hume on Cause and Effect 19 Hume’s Science of the Mind 20 Channing On Hume 21 Hume a Lubricous Philosopher 22 A Search of Truth in the Science of the Human Mind Book I. Chapter IV. The opinions of Mr. Hume on Cause and Effect. Book I. Chapter V. The opinions of other authors upon Cause and Effect. Book I. Chapter VI. The Opinions of Professor Stewart. Book II. Chapter VI. Mr. Hume’s Principles. Book III. Chapter VIII. Upon Miracles. 23 Miracles Capable of Proof from Testimony Chapter VI. Miracles are Capable of Proof from Testimony. 24 Chalmers on Hume 25 Kant Expands upon Hume’s Scepticism 26 An Examination of Hume’s Argument on the Subject of Miracles 27 Review of Lawrence on Hume on Miracles 28 Hopkins on Hume Part III: Early American Responses to Hume’s History of England Introduction to Part III 29 A Certain Historian of Our Own Times [From Hume’s History of Britain.] From the Humourist. Of the Duty of Authors. 30 Power Like This 31 Hume on the English Constitution First Citizen to the Maryland Gazette, 11 March 1773 Antilon to the Maryland Gazette, 8 April 1773 First Citizen to the Maryland Gazette, 6 May 1773 Antilon to the Maryland Gazette, 3 June 1773 First Citizen to the Maryland Gazette, 1 July 1773 32 Progress of Freedom 33 Review of First American Edition of Hume’s History 34 Parallel between Hume, Robertson and Gibbon Parallel between Hume, Robertson and Gibbon. 35 Hume and Burnet 36 On Hume and Robertson 37 Hume on Tyranny: The Tudors and the Stuarts 38 Jefferson on Hume’s History 39 Hume’s History: An English Classic The Literary World 40 Hume’s Prose: “Tame and Uninteresting” 41 Hume and Robertson Compared Hume And Robertson Compared. 42 Hume and Dryden 43 Hume on Religion as a Cause of the English Civil War 44 History and Hume History. Hume 45 Hume’s History of England Hume’s History of England. 46 Review of Hume and Smollet Abridged 47 Sophistry and Misrepresentations of Mr Hume 48 Constitutional History 49 Power of the Historian 50 Parallel between Hume and Robertson A Parallel between Hume and Robertson, as Historians Editorial Note. 51 Hume: Philosophical Historian? 52 Criticisms of Hume on the Puritans and Charles I 53 Hume, As Historian Hume, As A Historian 54 Knickerbocker’s Review of the 1849 Boston Edition of Hume’s History 55 Graham’S Review of Volumes 1–4 of the 1849 Boston Edition of Hume’s History 56 Graham’S Review of Volume 5 of the 1849 Boston Edition of Hume’s History 57 The North American Review’s Review of the 1849 Boston Edition of Hume’s History Boston Edition of Hume’s History 58 The New Englander’s Review of the 1850 New York Edition of Hume’s History Part IV Early American Responses to Hume’s Character and Death Introduction to Part IV 59 Contrast between the Death of a Deist and a Christian 60 Hume (David, Esq;) A Late Celebrated Philosopher and Historian 61 Hume and Bishop Horne 62 Hume, Who Practised what he Preached 63 Hume a Fanatic To the Editor of the Christian Observer. 64 A Tear to Hume A Tear to Hume. 65 Hume and Burnet 66 On the Death of David Hume 67 Remarks on Hume and Finley Remarks on the accounts of the death of David Hume, Esqr. and Samuel Finley, D.D. in the last No. 68 Hume’s Life: The True Practical Philosophy 69 Last Days of Hume 70 Contrast between the Death of a Deist and the Death of a Christian 71 Considerations on the Contrast 72 More of the “Contrast” 73 Adversaria: “Hume and Finley” Hume and Finley 74 Death of Hume 75 Anecdotes of Infidel Morality Hume. 76 Anecdote of David Hume 77 Hume a Pessimist 78 Anecdote of Hume 79 Beasley On Hume’s Death Book IV. 80 Gibbon, Voltaire, Hume 81 Original Anecdote David Hume 82 Hume’s Sceptical Character 83 Hume an Honorable Sceptic 84 Death-Bed of Hume 85 Hume, Voltaire, and Rousseau Hume, Voltaire, and Rousseau. Hume. 86 Hume’s Character and Writings Defended 87 Hume’s Death Defended Part V Addendum: Additional Material for the Expanded Edition 88 Hume, the Idol of Historic Taste Character of Rapin, Hume, and Littleton’s Histories. By Mr. Hayley. 89 To Bring Home your Hume Messrs. Meigs and Dana, 90 Hume on Civil Liberty An Essay on Civil Liberty, By Hume 91 Hume’s History Claims Superior Notice 92 What Think you of David Hume, Sir? Anecdote. 93 Haughty Hume 94 Hume’s Sketch of Jane Shore Lane Shore. 95 Read Hume’s History Directions to a STUDENT of Law. 96 Reading Hume equals Death, by Hanging Copy of a LETTER written by a young Man under sentence of Death, for Forgery 97 Illustrating Hume’s Observations of Anne Bullen 98 Hume’s Essay “On Miracles” Harrowed up from the Gulph of Oblivion 99 Critical Remarks on Hume 100 Hume Took Away all Foundation 101 Hume on Spenser’s Faery Queen 102 History a Proper Object of Female Pursuit 103 Hume on the Rise of America London Review. 104 Two Men Travelling on the Highway 105 Historical Characters: False Representations of Nature 106 Hannah More’s Stricture upon Hume’s History For The Port Folio. 107 Hume’s History, Dangerous to the American Reader 108 Professing Themselves To Be Wise, They Became Fools Remarks Introduction. Section. I. Examination of the Reasoning of La Place. Remarks Section II. Examination of the Reasoning of the Reviewer. Section III. Examination of the Reviewer continued. Conclusion. 109 Hume’s Housekeeper Hume The Historian. 110 Hume’s Pretended Calm Hume, The Historian. 111 Hume and his Mother David Hume and his Mother. 112 Chargeable with the Sins of Omission, and Commission Hume — as a Historian. 113 An Infidel! What is That? Hume, the Infidel. 114 Infidelity for the Million Hume’s Infidelity. 115 Life and Writings of David Hume 116 Review of Lawrence’s Examination of Hume on Miracles An Examination of Hume’s Argument on the Subject of Miracles. By Alexander H. Lawrence, 117 A Saint Amidst the Benighted Pagans David Hume. 118 Hume and the Puritans Hume and The Puritans. By Rev. S. G. Buckingham 119 The Independent.’s Review of the 1849 Boston Edition of Hume’s History 120 The Christian Register’s Review of the 1849 Boston Edition of Hume’s History 121 The American Literary Magazine’s Review of the 1849 Boston Edition of Hume’s History A New Edition of Hume’s History.* 122 The Christian Examiner’s Review of the 1849 Boston Edition of Hume’s History 123 Sartain’s Union Magazine’s Review of the 1849 Boston Edition of Hume’s History Book Notices. 124 The Merchant’s Magazine’s Review of the 1850 New York Edition of Hume’s History 125 Hume’s Splendid Tomb L I N E S, Index