Download or read book Early Responses to Hume's Moral, Literary & Political Writings written by James Fieser and published by A&C Black. This book was released on 2005-03-01 with total page 454 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In 1741, Hume published his Essays, Moral and Political, making a lasting impact on political, economic and aesthetic theory. This collection gathers together over seventy important early responses to Hume's moral theory and Essays, including articles by Adam Smith, James Beattie, Jeremy Bentham, Joseph Priestley, Thomas Malthus and Thomas Reid.