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UNINA9910783853503321 |
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Autore |
Dicker Georges <1942, > |
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Titolo |
Hume's epistemology and metaphysics : an introduction / / Georges Dicker |
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London ; ; New York : , : Routledge, , 1998 |
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1-134-71424-6 |
0-203-02071-5 |
1-134-71425-4 |
1-280-33314-6 |
0-203-15924-1 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (229 p.) |
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Disciplina |
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Knowledge, Theory of - History - 18th century |
Metaphysics - History - 18th century |
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Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 207-210) and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Book Cover; Title; Contents; Preface; Acknowledgments; Note on References and Abbreviations; Introduction; Hume's theory of meaning and its implications; Hume's theory of knowledge (I): ~Hume's Fork~; Hume's theory of knowledge (II): causal reasoning and the problem of induction; Hume's theory of causality; Hume's critique of the causal principle; The belief in the existence of body; Notes; Bibliography; Index |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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David Hume's Treatise on Human Nature and Enquiry Concerning Human Understanding are amongst the most widely-studies texts on philosophy. Hume's Epistemology and Metaphysics: An Introduction presents in a clear, concise and accessible manner the key themes of these texts. Georges Dicker clarifies Hume's views on meaning, knowledge, causality, and sense perception step by step and provides us with a sharp picture of how philosophical thinking has been influenced by Hume. Accessible to anyone coming to Hume for the first time, Hume's Epistemology and Metaphysics</E |
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