David Hume (1711-1776) is one of the greatest of philosophers.
Today he probably ranks highest of all British philosophers in
terms of influence and philosophical standing. His philosophical
work ranges across morals, the mind, metaphysics, epistemology,
religion, and aesthetics; he had broad interests not only in
philosophy as it is now conceived but in history, politics,
economics, religion, and the arts. He was a master of English
prose. The Clarendon Hume Edition will include all of his works
except his History of England and minor historical writings. It is
the only thorough critical edition, and will provide a far more
extensive scholarly treatment than any previous editions. This
edition (which has been in preparation since the 1970s) offers
authoritative annotation, bibliographical information, and indexes,
and draws upon the major advances in textual scholarship that have
been made since the publication of earlier editions-advances both
in the understanding of editorial principle and practice and in
knowledge of the history of Hume's own texts. In this volume, Tom
Beauchamp presents two essays from Four Dissertations (1757), the
last philosophical work written by Hume, which was subsequently
revised by the philosopher in the remaining years of his life.
Whilst the bulk of A Dissertation on the Passions was extracted
from passages in A Treatise of Human Nature, The Natural History of
Religion was an original work when published in 1757, as well as
the only major work devoted exclusively to the subject of religion
that Hume published in his lifetime. Together with Hume's earlier
work on religious topics, this essay drew considerable
philosophical commentary from his contemporaries. The last edition
of the two works in this volume seen through the press by Hume
himself appeared in 1772. It provides the copy-text for this
critical edition. The Editor's primarily historical Introduction
discusses the genesis, revision, and reception of these two
dissertations, which went into ten editions at the author's hand.
It will appeal to scholars across many disciplines. General Editors
of the Clarendon Hume: Professors T. L. Beauchamp (Georgetown
University, USA), D. F. Norton (McGill University, Canada), M. A.
Stewart (University of Lancaster, England). The Edition comprises
(or will comprise): Vols. 1 and 2: A Treatise of Human Nature,
edited by D. F. Norton Vol. 3: An Enquiry concerning Human
Understanding, edited by T. L. Beauchamp Vol. 4: An Enquiry
concerning the Principles of Morals, edited by T. L. Beauchamp Vol.
5: The Natural History of Religion and A Dissertation on the
Passions, edited by T. L. Beauchamp Vols. 6 and 7: Essays, edited
by T. L. Beauchamp and M. Box Vol. 8: Dialogues concerning Natural
Religion and other posthumous publications, edited by M. A. Stewart
General
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