David Hume is widely regarded as the greatest philosopher ever to write in the
English language, and Adam Smith is almost certainly history’s most famous
theorist of commercial society. Remarkably, the two were best friends for most of
their adult lives…Although I am a professor and hope that this book will
contribute to the scholarly study of Hume and Smith, it was written not just for
academics but for anyone interested in learning more about the lives and ideas of
these two giants of the Enlightenment, and about what is arguably the greatest of
all philosophical friendships.

• Dennis C. Rasmussen, The Infidel and the Professor: David Hume, Adam Smith, and the Friendship That Shaped Modern Thought