An Enquiry Concerning Human Understanding - with Hume's Abstract of A Treatise of Human Nature and A Letter from a Gentleman to His Friend in Edinburgh

A landmark of Enlightenment thought, Hume's An Enquiry Concerning Human Understanding is accompanied here by two shorter works that shed light on it: A Letter from a Gentleman to His Friend in Edinburgh , Hume's response to those accusing him of atheism, of advocating extreme skepticism, and of undermining the foundations of morality; and his Abstract of A Treatise of Human Nature , which anticipates discussions developed in the Enquiry . In his concise Introduction, Eric Steinberg explores the conditions that led Hume to write the Enquiry and the work's important relationship to Book I of Hume's A Treatise of Human Nature .

Riassunto

A landmark of Enlightenment thought, Hume's An Enquiry Concerning Human Understanding is accompanied here by two shorter works that shed light on it: A Letter from a Gentleman to His Friend in Edinburgh, Hume's response to those accusing him of atheism, of advocating extreme skepticism, and of undermining the foundations of morality; and his Abstract of A Treatise of Human Nature, which anticipates discussions developed in the Enquiry . In his concise Introduction, Eric Steinberg explores the conditions that led Hume to write the Enquiry and the work's important relationship to Book I of Hume's A Treatise of Human Nature .

Dettagli sul prodotto

• Autori: David Hume
• Con la collaborazione di: Eric Steinberg (Editore)
• Editore: Hackett Publishing Co, Inc
• Lingue: Inglese
• Formato: Copertina rigida
• Pubblicazione: 31.12.2020
• EAN: 9780872202306
• ISBN: 978-0-87220-230-6
• Pagine: 151
• Dimensioni: 145 mm x 227 mm x 14 mm
• Peso: 306 g
• Illustrazioni: Illustrations
• Serie: Hackett Classics
• Categorie: Saggistica > Enciclopedie, opere di consultazione > Dizionari di lingua straniera; Scienze umane, arte, musica > Filosofia > Tematiche generali, enciclopedie