Reception of David Hume In Europe (Reception Of British & Irish Authors Europe)

The intellectual scope and cultural impact of British writers cannot be assessed without reference to their European 'fortunes'. These essays, prepared by an international team of scholars, critics and translators, record the ways in which David Hume has been translated, evaluated and emulated in different national and linguistic areas of Europe. This is the first collection of essays to consider how and where Hume's works were initially understood throughout Europe. They reflect on how early European responses to Hume relied on available French translations, and concentrated on his Political Discourses and his History, and how later German translations enabled professional philosophers to discuss his more abstract ideas. Also explored is the idea that continental readers were not able to judge the accuracy of the translations they read, nor did many consider the contexts in which Hume was writing: rather, they were intent on using what they read for their own purposes.

Series Editor: Dr Elinor Shaffer FBA, Institute of Germanic &Romance Studies, School of Advanced Study, University of London

Contributors

M.A. Stewart, UK
Michel Malherbe, University of Nantes, France
Manfred Kuehn, Boston University, USA
Andrew S. Skinner, University of Glasgow, UK
Paola Zanardi, University of Ferrara, Italy
Emilio Mazza, Università IULM, Italy
Tatiana V. Artemieva, Russian Academy of Sciences, Russia Mikhail I. Mikeshin, St. Petersburg State University, Russia
Henrik Lagerlund, Uppasala University, Sweden
Bozena Kusnierz, Poland
Pál Ács, University of Budapest, Hungary
Josef Moural, Charles University, Czech Republic
Andreea Deciu Ritivoi, Carnegie Mellon University, USA
Mark Salber Phillips, Carleton University, Canada
Dale R. Smith, University College of the Fraser Valley, Canada
James A. Harris, University of St. Andrews, UK
John P. Wright, Central Michigan University, USA