Hume's epistemology and metaphysics : an introduction / / Georges Dicker

• Autore: Dicker Georges <1942->
• Pubblicazione: London ; ; New York, : Routledge, 1998
• Edizione: 1st ed.
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (229 p.)
• Disciplina: 192
• Soggetto topico: Knowledge, Theory of - History - 18th century; Metaphysics - History - 18th century
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references (p. 207-210) and index.
• Nota di contenuto: 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
• Sommario/riassunto: 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
• Titolo autorizzato: Hume's epistemology and metaphysics
• ISBN: 9781134714247; 1134714246; 9780203020715; 0203020715; 9781134714254; 1134714254; 9781280333149; 1280333146; 9780203159248; 0203159241
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910970839403321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II