About Hume 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, 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 General Editors: Professor T. L.
Beauchamp, Georgetown University, USA, Professor D. F. Norton,
McGill University, Canada, and Professor M. A. Stewart, University
of Lancaster, England The Clarendon Hume will include all of his
works except his History of England and minor historical writings;
it will be 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. The Edition will
comprise: Volumes 1 and 2: A Treatise of Human Nature, edited by D.
F. Norton Volume 3: An Enquiry concerning Human Understanding,
edited by T. L. Beauchamp Volume 4: An Enquiry concerning the
Principles of Morals, edited by T. L. Beauchamp Volume 5: The
Natural History of Religion and the Dissertation on the Passions
Volumes 6 and 7: Essays Volume 8: Dialogues concerning Natural
Religion and other posthumous publications, edited by M. A. Stewart
About this work An Enquiry concerning the Principles of Morals was
Hume's third great philosophical work, first published in 1751.
Hume's aim in this elegant and lucid work was to present in an
accessible way his theory of the foundation of morality in human
nature, which had developed significantly since he first addressed
the subject in the Treatise of Human Nature (1739/40). He discusses
moral psychology; freedom, necessity, and causation; practical
reasoning; justice; virtues and other moral qualities. He
considered this Enquiry to be 'of all my writings, historical,
philosophical, or literary, incomparably the best'. About this
volume The authoritative version of the text, based upon the 1772
edition that was seen through the press by Hume himself, is
presented here accurately and clearly. The editor's introduction
sets the work in its historical context; the annotation and
glossary provide information about Hume's sources, allusions,
citations, and meanings, to help readers towards a full
understanding of the text. A biographical appendix identifies the
many people mentioned by Hume in the Enquiry. Bibliographies list
the works cited by Hume and a selection of the secondary
literature. Hume's original index is reproduced, together with a
new general index by the editor.
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