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Record Nr.

UNINA9910450824403321

Autore

Pitson A. E. <1942, >

Titolo

Hume's philosophy of the self / / A.E. Pitson

Pubbl/distr/stampa

London ; ; New York : , : Routledge, , 2002

ISBN

1-134-53778-6

1-280-11388-X

0-203-99478-7

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (209 p.)

Collana

Routledge studies in eighteenth century philosophy

Disciplina

126/.092

Soggetti

Self (Philosophy)

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (p. 186-190) and index.

Nota di contenuto

BOOK COVER; TITLE; COPYRIGHT; CONTENTS; 1 The self and human nature; 2 Hume and the idea of self; 3 Hume on the mind/body relation; 4 Hume's second thoughts about personal identity; 5 Hume on character and the self; 6 Human and animal nature; 7 Hume and agency; 8 Hume and other minds; Notes; Bibliography; Index

Sommario/riassunto

Examines Hume's reflections on the nature of identity from a range of writings including his famous Treatise on Human Nature. Provides a critical exploration of his thinking.