This study work contains David Hume's fundamental treatise on human nature, in which he provides an in-depth discussion of knowledge and morality. The text has been revised and expanded with an introduction, comparative tables of contents, and an analytical index by L. A. Selby-Bigge, with additions by P. H. Nidditch in the third edition.
Description
The "Treatise of Human Nature" addresses Hume's investigation into human knowledge and emotion. Previously published in 1739-1740, the original was not immediately appreciated. Hume subsequently reworked parts of it, including in his later "Enquiry concerning Human Understanding" (1748) and "Enquiry concerning the Principles of Morals" (1751), which influenced thinking about human cognition and ethics. This work is essential for anyone interested in philosophy and the history of thought on human understanding.
Product specifications
- Author: David Hume
- Publisher: Oxford University Press
- Publication date: 1975-06-12
- Number of pages: 464
- ISBN: 9780198245360
- Theme: Philosophical traditions and schools of thought
- BISAC: PHILOSOPHY / History & Surveys / General