Hume's 'A treatise of human nature' : an introduction /

"David Hume's Treatise of Human Nature (1739-40) presents the most important account of skepticism in the history of modern philosophy. In this lucid and thorough introduction to the work, John P. Wright examines the development of Hume's ideas in the Treatise, their relation to eight...

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Main Author: Wright, John P.
Format: Printed Book
Language:English
Published: Cambridge, UK ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 2009.
Series:Cambridge introductions to key philosophical texts
Subjects:
Hume, David, > 1711-1776. > Treatise of human nature.
Emotions (Philosophy)
Ethics.
Knowledge, Theory of.
Philosophical anthropology.
Reason.
Skepticism.
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