| A Treatise of Human Nature
(1978)
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| Front Cover |
Book Details |
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| Author |
| David Hume |
| L. A. Selby-Bigge |
| P. H Nidditch |
| L.A. Selby-Bigge |
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| Publication Date |
1978 |
| Format |
Paperback
(185
x
120
mm)
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| Publisher |
Clarendon Pr |
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| Plot |
| David Hume's comprehensive attempt to base philosophy on a new, observationally grounded study of human nature is one of the most important texts in Western philosophy. The Treatise first explains how we form such concepts as cause and effect, external existence, and personal identity, and how we create compelling but unverifiable beliefs in the entities represented by these concepts. It then offers a novel account of the passions, explains freedom and necessity as they apply to human choices and actions, and concludes with a detailed explanation of how we distinguish between virtue and vice. The volume features Hume's own abstract of the Treatise, a substantial introduction, extensive annotations, a glossary of terms, a comprehensive index, and suggestions for further reading. |
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| Product Details |
| LoC Classification |
B1485 1978 |
| Dewey |
128 |
| ISBN |
0198245882 |
| Edition |
2d ed |
| Cover Price |
$28.95 |
| Nr of Pages |
743 |
| First Edition |
No |
| Rare |
No |
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| Notes |
Includes original t.p. Includes index.
Book 1. Of the understanding.--Book 2. Of the passions.--Book 3. Of morals.--Abstract of the treatise. |
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