A Treatise of Human Nature [electronic resource]
David Hume2004
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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.
Main title:
A Treatise of Human Nature [electronic resource] / David Hume
Author:
David Hume, Author
Imprint:
London : Penguin, 2004
Collation:
1 online resource (1 text file)
Audience:
General/trade
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Platform: epubMode of access: Internet
ISBN:
9780141904641
Language:
English
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BRN:
449701
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