A Treatise of Human Nature
Being an Attempt to Introduce the Experimental Method of Reasoning into Moral Subjects
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688 pages
- Release Date
1 September 2004
Summary
Hume’s masterpiece on human nature, attacking traditional religious thought
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…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780140432442 |
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| ISBN-10: | 0140432442 |
| Author: | David Hume, Ernest Mossner |
| Publisher: | Penguin Books Ltd |
| Imprint: | Penguin Classics |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 688 |
| Edition: | 1st |
| Release Date: | 1 September 2004 |
| Weight: | 468g |
| Dimensions: | 198mm x 128mm x 30mm |
| Series: | Penguin Classics |
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About The Author
David Hume
David Hume (1711-76) devoted himself from early youth to ‘philosophy and great learning’. A Treatise of Human Nature (1739-40) was not well received on publication, but is now viewed as his masterpiece.
Ernest Campbell Mossner is the author of many books on Hume. He has received fellowships from Columbia, Guggenheim and Fulbright, and has held the post of Professor of English and Philosophy at the University of Texas.
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