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Record Nr.

UNINA9910815354203321

Autore

Hume David

Titolo

A Treatise of Human Nature : Being an Attempt to Introduce the Experimental Method of Reasoning into Moral Subjects

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Auckland, : The Floating Press, 2009

ISBN

1-77556-827-X

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (976 p.)

Disciplina

192.4

Soggetti

Emotions (Philosophy)

Ethics

Hume, David, 1711-1776. Treatise of human nature

Philosophical anthropology

Reason

Skepticism

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di contenuto

Title; Contents; Advertisement; Introduction; BOOK I OF THE UNDERSTANDING; Part I Of Ideas, Their Origin, Composition, Connexion, Abstraction, Etc.; Part II Of the Ideas of Space and Time,; Part III Of Knowledge and Probability; Part IV Of the Sceptical and Other Systems of Philosophy; BOOK II OF THE PASSIONS; Part I Of Pride and Humility; Part II Of Love and Hatred; Part III Of the Will and Direct Passions; BOOK III OF MORALS; Part I Of Virtue and Vice in General; Part II Of Justice and Injustice; Part III Of the Other Virtues and Vices; Appendix; Endnotes

Sommario/riassunto

A Treatise of Human Nature , first published between 1739 and 1740, is a philosophical text by the Scottish philosopher David Hume. The work contains three books: ""Of the Understanding"", ""Of the Passions"" and ""Of Morals"". Written by Hume when he was 26, it is considered by many to be Hume's best work and one of the most important books in philosophy's history.