A Treatise of Human NatureDavid 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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Contents
How to Use this Book 13 | 103 |
Editors Introduction 19 | 109 |
OF THE UNDERSTANDING | 116 |
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| Title | A Treatise of Human Nature Oxford philosophical texts |
| Author | David Hume |
| Editors | David Fate Norton, MacDonald Professor of Moral Philosophy David Fate Norton, Mary J. Norton |
| Edition | illustrated, reprint |
| Publisher | Oxford University Press, 2000 |
| Original from | the University of Michigan |
| Digitized | Jun 10, 2009 |
| ISBN | 0198751737, 9780198751731 |
| Length | 728 pages |
| Subjects | › › Philosophy / Epistemology Philosophy / History & Surveys / General Philosophy / Metaphysics |
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