| Description |
677 pages ; 20 cm |
| Series |
Penguin classics |
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Penguin classics.
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| Contents |
Book . 1 Of the understanding -- Book 11. Of the passions -- Book 111. Of morals |
| Summary |
One of the most significant works of Western philosophy, Hume's Treatise was published in 1739-40, before he was thirty years old. A pinnacle of English empiricism, it is a comprehensive attempt to apply scientific methods of observation to a study of human nature, and a vigorous attack upon the principles of traditional metaphysical thought. With masterly eloquence, Hume denies the immortality of the soul and the reality of space; considers the manner in which we form concepts of identity, cause and effect; and speculates upon the nature of freedom, virtue and emotion. Opposed both to metaphysics and to rationalism, Hume's philosophy of informed scepticism sees man not as a religious creation, nor as a machine, but as a creature dominated by sentiment, passion and appetite |
| Notes |
Reprint of 1969 Pelican Books edition |
| Bibliography |
Bibliography: pages 29-30 |
| Subject |
Knowledge, Theory of.
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| Author |
Mossner, Ernest Campbell, 1907-1986.
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| ISBN |
9780140432442 (paperback) |
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