Cambridge Companion to Hume's Treatise

Name: Cambridge Companion to Hume's Treatise
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ISBN: 9780521529143

ISBN-10: 052152914X

ISBN-13: 9780521529143

Edition: 2014

Authors: Donald C. Ainslie, Annemarie Butler

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Revered for his contributions to empiricism, skepticism, and ethics, David Hume remains one of the most important figures in the history of Western philosophy. His first and broadest work, A Treatise of Human Nature (1739-40), comprises three volumes, concerning the understanding, the passions, and morals. He develops a naturalist and empiricist program, illustrating that the mind operates through the association of impressions and ideas. This companion features essays by leading scholars that evaluate the philosophical content of the arguments in Hume's Treatise while considering their historical context. The authors examine Hume's distinctive views on causation, motivation, free will,…

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List price: $36.99
Copyright year: 2014
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Publication date: 1/26/2015
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 416
Size: 5.98" wide x 9.02" long x 0.87" tall
Weight: 1.320
Language: English

Annemarie Butler is Associate Professor of Philosophy and Religious Studies at Iowa State University and book review editor for Hume Studies. Her articles have appeared in the British Journal for the History of Philosophy, History of Philosophy Quarterly, the Journal of Scottish Philosophy, Hume Studies, and Dialogue.