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1 online resource |
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Continuum companions.
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Includes bibliographical references and indexes. |
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Cover; Half-title; Title; Copyright; CONTENTS; LIST OF CONTRIBUTORS; ABBREVIATIONS FOR WORKS WRITTEN BY HUME; ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS; DAVID HUME -- A TIMELINE; INTRODUCTION; 1 HUME'S LIFE, INTELLECTUAL CONTEXT AND RECEPTION; 2 HUME'S EMPIRICIST INNER EPISTEMOLOGY: A REASSESSMENT OF THE COPY PRINCIPLE; 3 HUME'S 'SCEPTICISM' ABOUT INDUCTION; 4 THE PSYCHOLOGY AND EPISTEMOLOGY OF HUME'S ACCOUNT OF PROBABLE REASONING; 5 CAUSATION AND NECESSARY CONNECTION; 6 HUME ON SCEPTICISM AND THE MORAL SCIENCES; 7 THE SELF AND PERSONAL IDENTITY; 8 'ALL MY HOPES VANISH': HUME ON THE MIND. |
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9 action, reason and the passions10 free will; 12 david hume and the argument to design; 13 psychological explanations of religious belief; 14 hume's sentimentalist account of moral judgement; 15 hume and the virtues; 16 hume's human nature; 17 hume and feminism; 18 hume on economic well-being; 19 'of the standard of taste': decisions, rules and critical argument; 20 hume on history; 21 hume's legacy and the idea of british empiricism; bibliography; index of names; index of topics. |
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David Hume (1711-1776), philosopher, historian, andessayist, is widely considered to be Britains greatest philosopher. One of the leading intellectual figures ofthe Scottish Enlightenment, his major works and central ideas, especially hisradical empiricism and his critique of the pretensions of philosophicalrationalism, remain hugely influential on contemporary philosophers. This comprehensive and accessible guide to Hume'slife and work includes 21 specially commissioned essays, written by a team ofleading experts, covering every aspect of Hume's thought. The Companion presents details of Hume' |
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eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
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Hume, David, 1711-1776.
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Hume, David, 1711-1776. |
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Electronic books.
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Bailey, Alan, 1959-
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O'Brien, Dan, 1968-
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Print version: Bailey, Alan. Continuum Companion to Hume. London : Continuum International Publishing, ©2012 9780826443595 |
| ISBN |
9781441114617 (electronic book) |
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1441114610 (electronic book) |
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1280577436 |
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9781280577437 |
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