Author: David Hume

Brand: Penguin

Color: Black

Edition: Reprint

Features:

• Penguin Books

Binding: Paperback

Format: Abridged

Number Of Pages: 688

Release Date: 01-02-1986

Part Number: 9780140432442

Details: One of the most significant works of Western philosophy, Hume's Treatise was published in 1739-40, before he was thirty years old. A pinnacle of English empiricism, it is a comprehensive attempt to apply scientific methods of observation to a study of human nature, and a vigorous attack upon the principles of traditional metaphysical thought. With masterly eloquence, Hume denies the immortality of the soul and the reality of space; considers the manner in which we form concepts of identity, cause and effect; and speculates upon the nature of freedom, virtue and emotion. Opposed both to metaphysics and to rationalism, Hume's philosophy of informed scepticism sees man not as a religious creation, nor as a machine, but as a creature dominated by sentiment, passion and appetite.

EAN: 9780140432442

Package Dimensions: 7.7 x 5.0 x 1.3 inches

Languages: English