Reading Hume On Human Understanding Essays On The First Enquiry

Author : Peter Millican
Publisher : Clarendon Press
ISBN 13 : 0191591971
Total Pages : 514 pages
Book Rating : 4.76/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Reading Hume on Human Understanding : Essays on the First Enquiry written by Peter Millican and published by Clarendon Press. This book was released on 2002-03-14 with total page 514 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Reading Hume on Human Understanding is a companion to the study of one of the great works of Western philosophy. David Hume's Enquiry concerning Human Understanding (1748) has long been recognized as one of the best 'classics' for introducing students to the subject; these essays, most of them specially written for this volume, show how much more than this it is. The aims of the volume are: to provide a general overview of the Enquiry, especially for those approaching it for the first time; to set it in the context of Hume's philosophical work as a whole and establish its importance in that context: to elucidate, analyse, and assess the philosophy of the Enquiry, and clarify its interpretation; and to discuss recent developments in Hume scholarship that are relevant to the Enquiry. The eminent contributors to this volume cover a broad range of topics: meaning, induction, scepticism, belief, personal identity, causation, freedom, miracles, probability, and religious belief. These topics remain at the centre of philosophical debate today, and Hume's treatment of them in the Enquiry continues to demand attention and attract controversy.

Author : David Hume
Publisher : VM eBooks
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 142 pages
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Download or read book An Enquiry Concerning Human Understanding written by David Hume and published by VM eBooks. This book was released on 2016-11-10 with total page 142 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Moral philosophy, or the science of human nature, may be treated after two different manners; each of which has its peculiar merit, and may contribute to the entertainment, instruction, and reformation of mankind. The one considers man chiefly as born for action; and as influenced in his measures by taste and sentiment; pursuing one object, and avoiding another, according to the value which these objects seem to possess, and according to the light in which they present themselves. As virtue, of all objects, is allowed to be the most valuable, this species of philosophers paint her in the most amiable colours; borrowing all helps from poetry and eloquence, and treating their subject in an easy and obvious manner, and such as is best fitted to please the imagination, and engage the affections. They select the most striking observations and instances from common life; place opposite characters in a proper contrast; and alluring us into the paths of virtue by the views of glory and happiness, direct our steps in these paths by the soundest precepts and most illustrious examples. They make us feel the difference between vice and virtue; they excite and regulate our sentiments; and so they can but bend our hearts to the love of probity and true honour, they think, that they have fully attained the end of all their labours.

Author : David Hume
Publisher : BookRix
ISBN 13 : 3736807635
Total Pages : 224 pages
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Download or read book An Enquiry Concerning Human Understanding written by David Hume and published by BookRix. This book was released on 2019-01-09 with total page 224 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An Enquiry Concerning Human Understanding is a book by the Scottish empiricist philosopher David Hume. This book has proven highly influential, both in the years that would immediately follow and today. Immanuel Kant points to it as the book which woke him from his self-described "dogmatic slumber". The argument of the Enquiry proceeds by a series of incremental steps, separated into chapters which logically succeed one another. After expounding his epistemology, Hume explains how to apply his principles to specific topics. I. Of the Different Species of Philosophy II. Of the Origin of Ideas III. Of the Association of Ideas IV. Sceptical Doubts Concerning the Operations of the Understanding V. Sceptical Solution of these Doubts VI. Of Probability VII. Of the Idea of Necessary Connexion VIII. Of Liberty and Necessity IX. Of the Reason of Animals X. Of Miracles XI. Of a Particular Providence and of a Future State XII. Of the Academical or Sceptical Philosophy

Author : David Hume
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9780199266340
Total Pages : 460 pages
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Download or read book An Enquiry Concerning Human Understanding written by David Hume and published by . This book was released on 2000 with total page 460 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Tom Beauchamp presents the definitive scholarly edition of two famous works by David Hume, both originally published in 1757. In A Dissertation on the Passions Hume sets out his original view of the nature and central role of passion and emotion. The Natural History of Religion is a landmark work in the study of religion as a natural phenomenon.

Author : David Hume
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 419 pages
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Download or read book Enquiries Concerning the Human Understanding and Concerning the Principles of Morals written by David Hume and published by . This book was released on 1902 with total page 419 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Enquiry concerning the principles of morals / Hume, David, 1711-1776.

Author : Alan Bailey
Publisher : A&C Black
ISBN 13 : 082648509X
Total Pages : 171 pages
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Download or read book Hume's 'Enquiry Concerning Human Understanding' written by Alan Bailey and published by A&C Black. This book was released on 2006-12-24 with total page 171 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Provides introductions to classic works of philosophy. This book guides the reader to an understanding of the text as a whole, exploring the reception and influence of this philosophical work.

Author : Stephen Buckle
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
ISBN 13 : 1139461923
Total Pages : 223 pages
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Download or read book Hume: An Enquiry Concerning Human Understanding written by Stephen Buckle and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2007-02-15 with total page 223 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: David Hume's An Enquiry Concerning Human Understanding, first published in 1748, is a concise statement of Hume's central philosophical positions. It develops an account of human mental functioning which emphasizes the limits of human knowledge and the extent of our reliance on (non-rational) mental habits. It then applies that account to questions of free will and religious knowledge before closing with a defence of moderate scepticism. This volume, which presents a modified version of the definitive 1772 edition of the work, offers helpful annotation for the student reader, together with an introduction that sets this profoundly influential work in its philosophical and historical contexts. The volume also includes a selection of other works by Hume that throw light on both the circumstances of the work's genesis and its key themes and arguments.

Author : David Hume
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 202 pages
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Download or read book An Enquiry Concerning the Principles of Morals written by David Hume and published by . This book was released on 1907 with total page 202 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : David Hume
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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 276 pages
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Download or read book Philosophical Essays Concerning Human Understanding written by David Hume and published by . This book was released on 1748 with total page 276 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : David Hume
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1351380753
Total Pages : 390 pages
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Download or read book Hume's Enquiry written by David Hume and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2021-03-08 with total page 390 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Hume’s Enquiry: Expanded and Explained includes the entire classical text of David Hume’s An Enquiry Concerning Human Understanding in bold font, a running commentary blended seamlessly into the text in regular font, and analytic summaries of each section. The commentary is like a professor on hand to guide the reader through every line of the daunting prose and every move in the intricate argumentation. The unique design helps students learn how to read and engage with one of modern philosophy’s most important and exciting classics. Key Features: Includes the entire original text. Provides helpful summaries of each paragraph. Offers commentary on every line of text. Removes the gap between commentary and text.