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Hume's Manuscript Account of the Extraordinary Affair Between Him and Rousseau

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Published here is David Hume’s original manuscript account of his tangle with Jean-Jacques Rousseau. Hume was quite dissatisfied with the rushed version of the account, published in London in 1766, which, apart from the letters therein, was in the main a retranslation of a French translation of Hume’s manuscript. Hume “expresses himself bluntly and forcibly,” as one scholar said about this never-before-published manuscript. Also provided is a link to a PDF scan of the original manuscript itself, kindly provided by the National Library of Scotland.

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  • David Hume, 2021. "Hume's Manuscript Account of the Extraordinary Affair Between Him and Rousseau," Econ Journal Watch, Econ Journal Watch, vol. 18(2), pages 278–326-2, September.
    • Handle: RePEc:ejw:journl:v:18:y:2021:i:2:p:278-326
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    Keywords

    David Hume; Jean-Jacques Rousseau; denial;
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    JEL classification:

    • A13 - General Economics and Teaching - - General Economics - - - Relation of Economics to Social Values
    • B0 - Schools of Economic Thought and Methodology - - General
    • B1 - Schools of Economic Thought and Methodology - - History of Economic Thought through 1925

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