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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 identity, 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.
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- Pages:688 pages
- Publisher:Penguin Books Ltd
- Publication Date:31/10/1985
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- ISBN:9780140432442
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Less than 10 available - usually despatched within 24 hours
- Format:Paperback / softback
- Pages:688 pages
- Publisher:Penguin Books Ltd
- Publication Date:31/10/1985
- Category:
- ISBN:9780140432442