Hume

An Enquiry Concerning Human Understanding: And Other Writings

Stephen Buckle, Karl Ameriks, Desmond M. Clarke

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Cambridge University Press
15 February 2007

Western philosophy: c 1600 to c 1900; Philosophy: epistemology & theory of knowledge

Series: Cambridge Texts in the History of Philosophy

David Hume's An Enquiry Concerning Human Understanding, first published in 1748, is a concise statement of Hume's central philosophical positions. It develops an account of human mental functioning which emphasizes the limits of human knowledge and the extent of our reliance on (non-rational) mental habits. It then applies that account to questions of free will and religious knowledge before closing with a defence of moderate scepticism. This

volume, which presents a modified version of the definitive 1772 edition of the work, offers helpful annotation for the student reader, together with an introduction that sets this profoundly influential work in its philosophical and historical contexts. The volume also includes a selection of other works by Hume that throw light on both the circumstances of the work's genesis and its key themes and arguments.

Edited by: Stephen Buckle
Series edited by: Karl Ameriks, Desmond M. Clarke
Imprint: Cambridge University Press
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 235mm, Width: 158mm, Spine: 21mm
Weight: 572g
ISBN: 9780521843409
ISBN 10: 0521843405
Series: Cambridge Texts in the History of Philosophy
Pages: 278
Publication Date: 15 February 2007
Audience: College/higher education , Professional and scholarly , Primary , Undergraduate
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active

1. Of the different species of philosophy; 2. Of the origin of ideas; 3. Of the association of ideas; 4. Sceptical doubts concerning the operations of the understanding; 5. Sceptical solution of these doubts; 6. Of probability; 7. Of the idea of necessary connexion; 8. Of liberty and necessity; 9. Of the reason of animals; 10. Of miracles; 11. Of a particular providence and of a future state; 12. Of the academical or sceptical philosophy; A Letter from a Gentleman to his Friend in Edinburgh; The Sceptic; Of Suicide; Of the Immortality of the Soul; Thumbnail biographies (from The History of England); Selections from Hume's letters; My Own Life.

Stephen Buckle is Senior Lecturer in Philosophy at the Australian Catholic University.