Recommendable! The author of this article uses Michael Oakeshott a lot for his argument.
David Hume was part of the Scottish Enlightenment. E.g. Friedrich August von Hayek wrote a lot about him as a classical liberal.
Caveat: I did not read the entire long article.
"... In contrast with the individualism of the natural rights school of Hobbes and Locke, Hume viewed the family as the basic unit of society: “the first and original principle of human society … is no other than that natural appetite between the sexes, which unites them together, and preserves their union, till a new tie takes place in their concern for their common offspring.”
However, the natural love of family (and friends) implies and indeed demands a “limited generosity” [akin to limited government] toward others. Our limited generosity, along with scarcity, means that justice [not equity] is necessary for several families to unite in a larger society, which in turn is essential for security and prosperity.
Though Hume accepted that smaller, uncultivated societies could get by for a while without government, he was clear that no large-scale society would be possible without justice. Against Hobbes, Hume viewed justice as prior to government, which was underpinned by what he called “laws of nature.” Three fundamental “laws of nature” stood out for Hume, all related to property (the prerequisite for peaceful coexistence): the stability of possession, its transfer by consent, and the performance of promises. The total system of human law was an amplification of these fundamental laws of nature. ..."
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