| An Enquiry Concerning Human Understanding Contributor(s): Hume, David (Author) |
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ISBN: 1406813672 ISBN-13: 9781406813678 Publisher: Echo Library OUR PRICE: $9.41 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: January 2007 * Not available - Not in print at this time *Annotation: David Hume's Enquiry concerning Human Understanding is the definitive statement of the greatest philosopher in the English language. His arguments in support of reasoning from experience, and against the "sophistry and illusion"of religiously inspired philosophical fantasies, caused controversy in the eighteenth century and are strikingly relevant today, when faith and science continue to clash. The Enquiry considers the origin and processes of human thought, reaching the stark conclusion that we can have no ultimate understanding of the physical world, or indeed our own minds. In either sphere we must depend on instinctive learning from experience, recognizing our animal nature and the limits of reason. Hume's calm and open-minded skepticism thus aims to provide a new basis for science, liberating us from the "superstition" of false metaphysics and religion. His Enquiry remains one of the best introductions to the study of philosophy, and his edition places it in its historical and philosophical context. |
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| BISAC Categories: - Philosophy | History & Surveys - General - Literary Criticism | English, Irish, Scottish, Welsh - Social Science | Anthropology - General |
| Dewey: 121 |
| Physical Information: 0.25" H x 6" W x 9" (0.36 lbs) 104 pages |
| Themes: - Cultural Region - British Isles |