A Treatise of Human Nature - Softcover

Hume, David

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1505648726 ISBN 13: 9781505648720

Publisher: CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform, 2014

Synopsis

A Treatise of Human Nature is a book by Scottish philosopher David Hume, first published at the end of 1738. The full title of the Treatise is 'A Treatise of Human Nature: Being an Attempt to Introduce the Experimental Method of Reasoning into Moral Subjects'. It contains the following sections: · Book 1: "Of the Understanding" – An investigation into human cognition. Important statements of Skepticism. · Book 2: "Of the Passions" – A treatment of emotions and free will. · Book 3: "Of Morals" – A treatment of moral ideas, justice, obligations, benevolence. · While many scholars today consider the Treatise to be Hume's most important work and one of the most important books in the history of philosophy, the public in Britain did not at first agree. Hume himself described the (lack of) public reaction to the publication of the Treatise by writing that the book "fell dead-born from the press." · Hume intended to see whether the Treatise met with success and, if so, to complete it with books devoted to morals, politics, and criticism. It did not meet with success, and so was not completed. · After deciding that the Treatise had problems of style rather than of content, he reworked some of the material for more popular consumption in An Enquiry Concerning Human Understanding (1748). It did not prove extremely successful either, but was somewhat more so than the Treatise. He later also "cast anew" Book 3 of the Treatise as An Enquiry Concerning the Principles of Morals (1751), which Hume wrote is "of all my writings, historical, philosophical, or literary, incomparably the best." · The Treatise is now in the public domain. Books 1 and 2 were originally published in 1738 (or 1739), while Book 3 was published in 1740.

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About the Author:

David Hume (1711 - 1776) was a Scottish philosopher, historian, economist, and essayist, who is best known today for his highly influential system of radical philosophical empiricism, skepticism, and naturalism.

Review:

"This is the best edition around, especially for its glossary, index and the inclusion of the 'Abstract.'"--Professor Forrest Williams, University of Colorado

"This is the best edition available with an excellent index and notes!" --George Aigla, St. Johns College

About this edition

• Publisher: CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform
• Publication date: 2014
• ISBN 10: 1505648726
• ISBN 13: 9781505648720
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 784
• Editor: Boer Sr. Paul A., Excercere Cerebrum Publications