Space and the Self in Hume''s Treatise

Klappentext A rich and original examination of Hume's discussion of the idea of space. Zusammenfassung Marina Frasca-Spada's rich and original study examines Hume's discussion of the idea of space in his Treatise on Human Nature and connects it to eighteenth-century works in natural philosophy! mathematics and literature. Her analysis points the way to a reassessment of the central current interpretative questions in Hume studies. Inhaltsverzeichnis Part I. The Two Parts of Hume's System of Space: the Centrality of the Self: 1. Reality and the coloured points; 2. A bundle of (organised) perceptions; 3. Intermezzo: the minds of an author and his readers; Part II. Hume's Objections Answer 'D': Clues to the Operations of the Mind: 3. Truth, passion and the a priori; 4. Talking about a vacuum; Conclusion. Space and the self.

Product details

• Authors: Marina Frasca-Spada, Marina (University of Cambridge) Frasca-Spada
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 28.05.1998
• EAN: 9780521620918
• ISBN: 978-0-521-62091-8
• No. of pages: 236
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Philosophy > General, dictionaries; Non-fiction book > Philosophy, religion > Philosophy: general, reference works