Cognition and Commitment in Hume''s Philosophy

Zusatztext I know of no other writer on Hume who has been this assiduous in finding interpretive difficulties in the text and then taking them head on....Beautifully written. Klappentext There exists alongside the celebration of Hume's work for its philosophical brilliance and elegance of style considerable disagreement over the meaning of Hume's most famous doctrines, the precise nature of his philosophical greatness, and the value of his contributions for contemporary philosophy. A series of interpretive difficulties has led some to accuse the work of contradiction and disunity. In this vigorous new study, Don Garrett takes up the charges against Hume, demonstrates their weakness, and solves a number of well-known interpretive puzzles that have long stood in the way of a complete understanding and accurate assessment of Hume's philosophy. Zusammenfassung It is widely believed that Hume often wrote carelessly and contradicted himself, and that no unified, sound philosophy emerges from his writings. Through a careful examination of Hume's views about understanding and cognition, Garrett demonstrates that such criticisms of Hume are without basis and that Hume presents a rich philosophy with historical importance and contemporary significance.

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• Autori: Don Garrett, Don (Associate Professor of Philosophy Garrett, Garrett Don
• Editore: Oxford University Press
• Lingue: Inglese
• Formato: Copertina rigida
• Pubblicazione: 10.04.1997
• EAN: 9780195097214
• ISBN: 978-0-19-509721-4
• Pagine: 288
• Categorie: Saggistica > Filosofia, religione > Filosofia: dall'antichità ai giorni nostri; Scienze umane, arte, musica > Filosofia > Tematiche generali, enciclopedie; PHILOSOPHY / Social, PHILOSOPHY / Political, PHILOSOPHY / History & Surveys / Modern, PHILOSOPHY / Epistemology, PHILOSOPHY / Ethics & Moral Philosophy, PHILOSOPHY / History & Surveys / General, Ethics & moral philosophy, social and political philosophy, Ethics and moral philosophy, Philosophical traditions and schools of thought, History of Western philosophy, Philosophy: epistemology & theory of knowledge, Philosophy: epistemology and theory of knowledge