Publication

2004 - Dover Publications, Mineola, N.Y, New York (State)

Language

English

Word Count

26,750 words, Guess

Page Count

107 pages

Identifiers

  • Open LibraryOL3691900M
  • ISBN-100486434443
  • Library of Congress Control Number2003063500
  • Goodreads1495493
  • LibraryThing3573752

Classifications

  • DDC121
  • LCCB1480 2004

Description

"Over a series of elegantly written, engaging essays, the Enquiry examines the experiential and psychological sources of meaning and knowledge, the foundations of reasoning about matters that lie beyond the scope of our sensory experience and memory, the nature of belief, and the limitations of our knowledge. The positions Hume takes on these topics have been described as paradigmatically empiricist, sceptical, and naturalist and have been widelyinfluential and even more widely decried. The introduction to this eiditon discusses the Enquiry's origin, evolution, and critical reception, while appendices provide examples of contemporary responses to Hume"--Page 4 of cover.

First Sentence

MORAL philosophy, or the science of human nature, may be treated after two different manners; each of which has its peculiar merit, and may contribute to the entertainment, instruction, and reformation of mankind.

Excerpt

MORAL philosophy, or the science of human nature, may be treated after two different manners; each of which has its peculiar merit, and may contribute to the entertainment, instruction, and reformation of mankind.

Subjects

Series Statement

  • Dover philosophical classics

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