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An Enquiry concerning Human Understanding (Paperback)
Series: Oxford World's Classics
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'Commit it then to the flames: for it can contain nothing but
sophistry and illusion.' Thus ends David Hume's Enquiry concerning
Human Understanding, the definitive statement of the greatest
philosopher in the English language. His arguments in support of
reasoning from experience, and against the 'sophistry and illusion'
of religiously inspired philosophical fantasies, caused controversy
in the eighteenth century and are strikingly relevant today, when
faith and science continue to clash. The Enquiry considers the
origin and processes of human thought, reaching the stark
conclusion that we can have no ultimate understanding of the
physical world, or indeed our own minds. In either sphere we must
depend on instinctive learning from experience, recognizing our
animal nature and the limits of reason. Hume's calm and open-minded
scepticism thus aims to provide a new basis for science, liberating
us from the 'superstition' of false metaphysics and religion. His
Enquiry remains one of the best introductions to the study of
philosophy, and this edition places it in its historical and
philosophical context. ABOUT THE SERIES: For over 100 years Oxford
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wealth of other valuable features, including expert introductions
by leading authorities, helpful notes to clarify the text,
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