Routledge Guidebook to Humes a Treatise of Human Nature

An engaging introduction to one of the most significant works of philosophy. Written for readers approaching Hume's work for the first time, it is essential reading for undergraduate students studying the history of modern philosophy, and all those who wish to engage more deeply with this classic work.

List of contents

Preface and Acknowledgments Abbreviations and Citations to Primary Literature Introduction 1. Of Ideas, Their Origin, Composition, Connexion, Abstraction, Etc. 2. Of the Ideas of Space and Time 3. Of Knowledge and Probability 4. Of the Sceptical and Other Systems of Philosophy 5. Of Pride and Humility, Love and Hatred 6. Of the Will and Direct Passions 7. Of Virtue and Vice in General 8. Of Justice 9. Of the Other Virtues and Vices. Bibliography Index

About the author

P. J. E. Kail is Official Fellow and Tutor in Philosophy at St Peter's College, and an Associate Professor in the Faculty of Philosophy, University of Oxford, UK. He is the author of, among other things, Projection and Realism in Hume's Philosophy (2007), Berkeley's A Treatise Concerning the Principles of Knowledge (2014), and Simply Nietzsche (2019).

Summary

An engaging introduction to one of the most significant works of philosophy. Written for readers approaching Hume’s work for the first time, it is essential reading for undergraduate students studying the history of modern philosophy, and all those who wish to engage more deeply with this classic work.

Product details

• Authors: P. J. E. Kail, P. J. E. (University of Oxford Kail, Kail P. J. E.
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 21.04.2025
• EAN: 9781138943445
• ISBN: 978-1-138-94344-5
• No. of pages: 240
• Series: The Routledge Guides to the Great Books
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Philosophy > General, dictionaries; Non-fiction book > Philosophy, religion > Philosophy: general, reference works; PHILOSOPHY / General, Philosophy of Mind, Philosophy of Science, Western philosophy: Enlightenment