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David Hume
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Oxford University Press
Published
July 2008
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Author
David Hume
Book Format
Paperback
Publisher
Oxford University Press
Published
July 2008
£9.77
Available - Usually dispatched within 48 hours
An Enquiry Concerning Human Understanding
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'Commit it then to the flames: for it can contain nothing but sophistry and illusion.' Thus ends David Hume's Enquiry concerning Human Understanding, the definitive statement of the greatest philosopher in the English language. His arguments in support of reasoning from experience, and against the 'sophistry and illusion' of religiously inspired philosophical fantasies, caused controversy in the eighteenth century and are strikingly relevant today, when faith and science continue to clash. The Enquiry considers the origin and processes of human thought, reaching the stark conclusion that we can have no ultimate understanding of the physical world, or indeed our own minds. In either sphere we must depend on instinctive learning from experience, recognizing our animal nature and the limits of reason. Hume's calm and open-minded scepticism thus aims to provide a new basis for science, liberating us from the 'superstition' of false metaphysics and religion. His Enquiry remains one of the best introductions to the study of philosophy, and this edition places it in its historical and philosophical context.
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Author
David Hume
Book Format
Paperback
Publisher
Oxford University Press
Published
July 2008
Weight
214g
Page Count
304
Dimensions
161 x 195 x 15 mm
ISBN
9780199549900
ISBN-10
0199549907
Eden Code
4514520
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Author/Creator: David Hume
ISBN: 9780199549900
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Release Date: July 2008
Weight: 214g
Dimensions: 161 x 195 x 15 mm
Eden Code: 4514520