MORAL philosophy, or the science of human nature, may be treated after two different manners; each of which has its peculiar merit, and may contribute to the entertainment, instruction, and reformation of mankind.
An edition of Philosophical essays concerning human understanding
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An enquiry concerning human understanding
by David Hume
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Now one of the most widely read works in philosophy, David Hume's An Enquiry concerning Human Understanding (1748) introduced his philosophy to a broad educated readership. In it he gives an elegant and accessible presentation of strikingly original and challenging views about the limited powers of human understanding, the attractions of skepticism, the compatibility of free will and determinism, and weaknesses in the foundations of religion. In this volume, an authoritative new version of the text is enhanced by detailed explanatory notes, a glossary of terms, a full list of references, and a section of supplementary readings.
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An Enquiry Concerning Human Understanding
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An Enquiry Concerning Human Understanding
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An enquiry concerning human understanding
2008, Wilder Publications
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An enquiry concerning human understanding
May 18, 1999, Oxford University Press
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An enquiry concerning human understanding: A letter from a gentleman to his friend in Edinburgh
1977, Hackett Pub. Co.
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An inquiry concerning human understanding: with a supplement, An abstract of A treatise of human nature
1955, Bobbs-Merrill Educational Pub.
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An enquiry concerning human understanding: and Selections from a treatise of human nature.
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Enquiries concerning the human understanding: and concerning the principles of morals
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"Over a series of elegantly written, engaging essays, the Enquiry examines the experiential and psychological sources of meaning and knowledge, the foundations of reasoning about matters that lie beyond the scope of our sensory experience and memory, the nature of belief, and the limitations of our knowledge. The positions Hume takes on these topics have been described as paradigmatically empiricist, sceptical, and naturalist and have been widelyinfluential and even more widely decried. The introduction to this eiditon discusses the Enquiry's origin, evolution, and critical reception, while appendices provide examples of contemporary responses to Hume"--Page 4 of cover.
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