Hume
A Very Short Introduction
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- Paperback
144 pages
- Release Date
15 December 2021
Summary
David Hume, philosopher, historian, economist, librarian, and essayist, was one of the great figures of the European Enlightenment. Unlike some of his famous contemporaries, however, he was not dogmatically committed to idealised conceptions of reason, liberty, and progress. Instead, Hume was a sceptic whose arguments questioned the reach and authority of human rationality, and who put the rivalrous passions of commercial life at the centre of his theory of human nature. He believed that the …
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780198849780 |
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| ISBN-10: | 0198849788 |
| Author: | James A. Harris |
| Publisher: | Oxford University Press |
| Imprint: | Oxford University Press |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 144 |
| Release Date: | 15 December 2021 |
| Weight: | 124g |
| Dimensions: | 175mm x 112mm x 10mm |
| Series: | Very Short Introductions |
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Critics Review
Hume’s most important arguments are explained in clear and lucid prose and Harris’ own interpretations are presented in a careful and convincing manner
Harris’ book provides a compelling picture of the shape and significance of Hume’s contribution to philosophy. * Jennifer Smalligan Marušić, British Journal for the History of Philosophy *Hume’s most important arguments are explained in clear and lucid prose and Harris’ own interpretations are presented in a careful and convincing manner * Moritz Baumstark, Hume Studies *
About The Author
James A. Harris
James A. Harris is Professor of the History of Philosophy at the University of St Andrews, where he has taught since 2004. He is the author of the acclaimed Hume: An Intellectual Biography (Cambridge University Press, 2015), and of many articles and book chapters on aspects of Hume’s thought. He has also written widely on British philosophy in the eighteenth century, and has edited texts by Reid (with Knud Haakonnsen), Kames, Beattie, and Abraham Tucker. He was a Member of the Institute for Advanced Study in Princeton in 2012-13, and in 2018 gave the Benedict Lectures in the History of Political Philosophy at Boston University. He is a Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh.
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