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

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Dicker, Georges, 1942-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Hume, David, 1711-1776--Contributions in theory of knowledge.

Hume, David.

Hume, David, 1711-1776--Contributions in metaphysics.

Knowledge, Theory of--History--18th century.

Knowledge, Theory of.

Metaphysics--History--18th century.

Metaphysics.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (229 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

London ; New York : Routledge, 1998.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

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

Contents:

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

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 207-210) and index.

ISBN:

9781134714247

1134714246

9780203020715

0203020715

9781134714254

1134714254

9781280333149

1280333146

9780203159248

0203159241

OCLC:

56947011