Hume's 'A Treatise of Human Nature' - An Introduction (Hardcover)

David Hume's A Treatise of Human Nature (1739 40) presents the most important account of skepticism in the history of modern philosophy. In this lucid and thorough introduction to the work, John P. Wright examines the development of Hume's ideas in the Treatise, their relation to eighteenth-century theories of the imagination and passions, and the reception they received when Hume published the Treatise. He explains Hume's arguments concerning the inability of reason to establish the basic beliefs which underlie science and morals, as well as his arguments showing why we are nevertheless psychologically compelled to accept such beliefs. The book will be a valuable guide for those seeking to understand the nature of modern skepticism and its connection with the founding of the human sciences during the Enlightenment.

General

Imprint:	Cambridge UniversityPress
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Series:	Cambridge Introductions to Key Philosophical Texts
Release date:	November 2009
First published:	2009
Authors:	John P. Wright
Dimensions:	225 x 145 x 23mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Hardcover
Pages:	336
ISBN-13:	978-0-521-83376-9
Categories:	Books > Humanities > Philosophy > Western philosophy > Modern Western philosophy, c 1600 to the present > General Books > Philosophy > Western philosophy > Modern Western philosophy, c 1600 to the present > General
LSN:	0-521-83376-0
Barcode:	9780521833769

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