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An Enquiry Concerning Human Understanding

by David Hume

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Synopses & Reviews

Publisher Comments:

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 illusionof 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.

Product Details

ISBN:
9781406813678
Author:
Hume, David
Publisher:
Echo Library
Subject:
English, Irish, Scottish, Welsh
Subject:
History & Surveys - General
Subject:
Anthropology - General
Publication Date:
January 2007
Binding:
Paperback
Language:
English
Pages:
104
Dimensions:
9.00x6.00x.25 in. .36 lbs.

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