The Pursuit of Certainty

Contents

Contents Acknowledgements vii Introduction lX PART I David Hume: Pagan Virtues and Profane Politics 1 A Man of Moderation 3 2 The Kirk 9 3 The Combat of Reason and Passion 21 4 A New Scene of Thought 34 5 Virtue in a Bundle of Perceptions 54 6 The Philosophical Enthusiasm Renounced 68 7 A Matter of Degree 75 8 The Science of Politics 83 9 The Proper Political Disposition 94 10 The End of Profane Politics 114 PART II Jeremy Bentham: Liberty and Logic 11 Blackstone's Challenger 131 12 Utilitarianism-A System of Tolerance 142 13 A Perfect System of Legislation 162 14 Gadgets for Happiness 186 15 A Modest Utopian 194 vi Contents PART III John Stuart Mill: From Puritanism to Sociology 16 James Mill 17 The Young Disciple 18 The Failure of Utilitarianism 19 Intimations of a New Creed 20 Many-Sidedness 21 The Creed of Progress 22 Radicals in Politics 23 Sociology 24 Sociology Applied 25 Liberty and the Ideal Individual 26 The Liberal Gentleman PART IV Beatrice Webb: Science and the Apotheosis ofPolitics 27 A New Climate of Opinion 28 The Making of a Socialist 29 The Apotheosis of Politics Index 203 216 227 240 253 263 274 286 307 317 341 351 375 401 417 ...