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The article presents the elements of Hume's philosophy of politics present in his political essays. It analyses double meaning of 'politics' as Hume sometimes uses the term to describe the practise of ruling the state and sometimes to reflect on the state, its political order and government, meaning certain philosophy of politics. In both cases Hume demands scientific rules in politics. But in the...