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A Treatise of Human Nature

Categorie	Filosofie
Boeknummer	#349424-VF43
Titel	A Treatise of Human Nature
Auteur	Hume, David
Boektype	Paperback
Uitgeverij	London : Penguin Books
Jaar van uitgave	1987
ISBN10	0140432442
ISBN13	9780140432442
Taal	Engels
Beschrijving	Paperback, 8vo.
Samenvatting	A key to modern studies of 18th century Western philosophy, the Treatise considers numerous classic philosophical issues, including causation, existence, freedom and necessity and morality. This is abridged edition has an introduction which explains Hume's thought and places it in the context of its times. 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 ide... (Lees verder)ntity, 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.
Pagina's	677
Conditie	Goed — Edges browned.
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