| Hume: A Guide for the Perplexed Contributor(s): Coventry, Angela (Author) |
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ISBN: 0826489222 ISBN-13: 9780826489227 Publisher: Continnuum-3PL OUR PRICE: $128.70 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: July 2007 Annotation: Hume: A Guide for the Perplexed is a clear and thorough account of Hume's philosophy, his major works and ideas, providing an ideal guide to the important and complex thought of this key philosopher. Covering the whole range of Hume's work, it offers an examination of all the key areas of his thought. This is the ideal companion to the study of this most influential and challenging of philosophers. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Philosophy | History & Surveys - General |
| Dewey: 192 |
| Series: Guides for the Perplexed |
| Physical Information: 0.77" H x 7.16" W x 8.71" (1.26 lbs) 194 pages |
| Themes: - Chronological Period - 18th Century - Cultural Region - Scottish - Cultural Region - British Isles |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Continuum's Guides for the Perplexed are clear, concise and accessible introductions to thinkers, writers and subjects that students and readers can find especially challenging. Concentrating specifically on what it is that makes the subject difficult to fathom, these books explain and explore key themes and ideas, guiding the reader towards a thorough understanding of demanding material. David Hume is arguably one of the most important philosophers ever to have written in English. His monumental contributions to epistemology and metaphysics, represented in his two landmark works, A Treatise of Human Nature and An Enquiry Concerning Human Understanding, were hugely influential on both sides of the Atlantic. Yet he is also notorious as a puzzling and difficult thinker and students of his work and thought regularly face very particular intellectual challenges. Hume: A Guide for the Perplexed is a clear and thorough account of Hume's philosophy, his major works and ideas, providing an ideal guide to the important and complex thought of this key philosopher. The book covers the whole range of Hume's work, offering examination of the key areas of his thought, including the origin and association of ideas, space and time, causal (inductive) reasoning, necessary connexions, free will, personal identity, and skepticism. Geared towards the specific requirements of students who need to reach a sound understanding of Hume's thought, the book provides a cogent and reliable survey of his work and ideas. This is the ideal companion to the study of this most influential and challenging of philosophers. |