A Treatise of Human Nature
€22.00
Product Information
| ISBN | 9780140432442 |
|---|---|
| Authors | David Hume |
| Publisher | Penguin Books Ltd |
| Format | Paperback |
| Number of pages | 688 |
| Weight (kg) | 0.464 |
| Publishing Date | 31/10/1985 |
| Price (excl. tax) | €20.75 |
| Tax | €1.25 |
| Price (incl. tax) | €22.00 |
| Availability | 13 units in external warehouse |
Product Description
One of the most significant works of Western philosophy, Hume''s Treatise was published in 1739-40, before he was thirty years old. A pinnacle of English empiricism, it is a comprehensive attempt to apply scientific methods of observation to a study of human nature, and a vigorous attack upon the principles of traditional metaphysical thought. With masterly eloquence, Hume denies the immortality of the soul and the reality of space; considers the manner in which we form concepts of identity, cause and effect; and speculates upon the nature of freedom, virtue and emotion. Opposed both to metaphysics and to rationalism, Hume''s philosophy of informed scepticism sees man not as a religious creation, nor as a machine, but as a creature dominated by sentiment, passion and appetite.