Mark G Spencer
Biographic Data
| ID | 1177964 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Mark G Spencer |
| GIVEN NAMES | Mark G |
| FAMILY NAME | Spencer |
| SIGNATURE | SPENCER M G |
| AFFILIATIONS | Brock University |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-8829-9697 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 15 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 3 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 15 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2001 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2025 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
Encyclopédie Noire
M. A. Stewart, Hume's Philosophy in Historical Perspective
David Hume's ‘A Character of Sir Robert Walpole’
In this article we explore David Hume's essay of 1742, ‘A Character of Sir Robert Walpole.’ Modern scholars have not given this early, and admittedly minor, piece much attention. Hume's contemporaries did, and we find that it offers a surprisingly useful point of entry to larger concerns that engaged Hume throughout his career as a man of letters. In particular, the publishing history of Hume's ‘Character’ reveals significant developments in his …
The Townshend Moment
Patrick Griffin offers a double biography of the Townshend brothers, Charles (1725–1767), chancellor of the exchequer; and George (1724–1807), lord lieutenant of Ireland. His drama—a “complex story, in five acts”—unfolds chronologically (p. 10). It draws insights from a rich cache of archival sources and effectively incorporates several works of art, including George's caricatures. Act 1, “Making Empire,” documents childhoods at Raynham Hall and …
David Hume on Morals, Politics, and Society
A compact and accessible edition of Hume’s political and moral writings with essays by a distinguished set of contributors A key figure of the Scottish Enlightenment, David Hume was a major influence on thinkers ranging from Kant and Schopenhauer to Einstein and Popper, and his writings continue to be deeply relevant today. With four essays by leading Hume scholars exploring his complex intellectual legacy, this volume presents an overview of Hum…
Schmidt, David Hume
David Hume and Eighteenth-Century America
A thorough examination of the role which David Hume's writings played upon the founders of the United States. This book explores the reception of David Hume's political thought in eighteenth-century America. It presents a challenge to standard interpretations that assume Hume's thought had little influence in early America. Eighteenth-century Americans are often supposed to have ignored Hume's philosophical writings and to have rejected entirely …
Turnbull, Observations upon Liberal Education
David Hume and eighteenth-century America
Stanistreet, Hume's Scepticism and the Science of Human Nature
Splintering the Wooden Wall
Stevenson, Beggar's Benison ; Stevenson, First Freemasons
Pursuing Pamela , 1740-1750
Book Review| April 01 2002 Pursuing Pamela, 1740-1750 Mark G. Spencer Mark G. Spencer Search for other works by this author on: This Site Google Eighteenth-Century Life (2002) 26 (2): 96–100. https://doi.org/10.1215/00982601-26-2-96 Views Icon Views Article contents Figures & tables Video Audio Supplementary Data Peer Review Share Icon Share Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Email Tools Icon Tools Permissions Cite Icon Cite Search Site Citation Mark G. S…
Hume and Madison on Faction
The Methodists and Revolutionary America, 1760-1800
David Hume's ‘A Character of Sir Robert Walpole’
In this article we explore David Hume's essay of 1742, ‘A Character of Sir Robert Walpole.’ Modern scholars have not given this early, and admittedly minor, piece much attention. Hume's contemporaries did, and we find that it offers a surprisingly useful point of entry to larger concerns that engaged Hume throughout his career as a man of letters. In particular, the publishing history of Hume's ‘Character’ reveals significant developments in his …
Hume and Madison on Faction
The Methodists and Revolutionary America, 1760-1800
Pursuing Pamela , 1740-1750
Book Review| April 01 2002 Pursuing Pamela, 1740-1750 Mark G. Spencer Mark G. Spencer Search for other works by this author on: This Site Google Eighteenth-Century Life (2002) 26 (2): 96–100. https://doi.org/10.1215/00982601-26-2-96 Views Icon Views Article contents Figures & tables Video Audio Supplementary Data Peer Review Share Icon Share Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Email Tools Icon Tools Permissions Cite Icon Cite Search Site Citation Mark G. S…
Hume and Madison on Faction
Splintering the Wooden Wall
Stevenson, Beggar's Benison ; Stevenson, First Freemasons
Stanistreet, Hume's Scepticism and the Science of Human Nature
David Hume and Eighteenth-Century America
A thorough examination of the role which David Hume's writings played upon the founders of the United States. This book explores the reception of David Hume's political thought in eighteenth-century America. It presents a challenge to standard interpretations that assume Hume's thought had little influence in early America. Eighteenth-century Americans are often supposed to have ignored Hume's philosophical writings and to have rejected entirely …
Turnbull, Observations upon Liberal Education
David Hume and eighteenth-century America
Schmidt, David Hume
David Hume on Morals, Politics, and Society
A compact and accessible edition of Hume’s political and moral writings with essays by a distinguished set of contributors A key figure of the Scottish Enlightenment, David Hume was a major influence on thinkers ranging from Kant and Schopenhauer to Einstein and Popper, and his writings continue to be deeply relevant today. With four essays by leading Hume scholars exploring his complex intellectual legacy, this volume presents an overview of Hum…
David Hume's ‘A Character of Sir Robert Walpole’
In this article we explore David Hume's essay of 1742, ‘A Character of Sir Robert Walpole.’ Modern scholars have not given this early, and admittedly minor, piece much attention. Hume's contemporaries did, and we find that it offers a surprisingly useful point of entry to larger concerns that engaged Hume throughout his career as a man of letters. In particular, the publishing history of Hume's ‘Character’ reveals significant developments in his …
The Townshend Moment
Patrick Griffin offers a double biography of the Townshend brothers, Charles (1725–1767), chancellor of the exchequer; and George (1724–1807), lord lieutenant of Ireland. His drama—a “complex story, in five acts”—unfolds chronologically (p. 10). It draws insights from a rich cache of archival sources and effectively incorporates several works of art, including George's caricatures. Act 1, “Making Empire,” documents childhoods at Raynham Hall and …
M. A. Stewart, Hume's Philosophy in Historical Perspective
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