The Bloomsbury companion to Hume / edited by Alan Bailey and Dan O'Brien.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Bailey, Alan, 1959- editor.

O'Brien, Dan, 1968- editor.

Series:

Bloomsbury companions.

Bloomsbury companions

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Hume, David, 1711-1776--Criticism and interpretation.

Hume, David.

Philosophers--Scotland--Biography.

Philosophers.

Enlightenment--Scotland.

Enlightenment.

Scottish philosophy--18th century.

Scottish philosophy.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (473 pages).

Edition:

1st ed.

Distribution:

London, England : Bloomsbury Publishing, 2020

Place of Publication:

London, England : Bloomsbury Academic, an imprint of Bloomsbury Publishing Plc, 2020.

Summary:

David Hume (1711-1776), philosopher, historian and essayist, is widely considered to be one of Britain's greatest philosophers. A leading intellectual figure in the Scottish Enlightenment, his major works and central ideas, especially his radical empiricism and his critique of the pretensions of philosophical rationalism, remain hugely influential on contemporary philosophers. This comprehensive and accessible guide to his life and work includes 21 specially commissioned essays, written by a team of leading experts, covering every aspect of his thought, details of his life, and the historical and philosophical context in which he lived and worked.

Contents:

List of Contributors

Abbreviations for Works Written by Hume

Preface

David Hume - A Timeline

Introduction

1. Hume's Life, Intellectual Context and Reception Emilio Mazza

2. Hume's Empiricist Inner Epistemology: A Reassessment of the Copy Principle Tom Seppalainen and Angela Coventry

3. Hume's 'Scepticism' About Induction Peter Millican

4. The Psychology and Epistemology of Hume's Account of Probable Reasoning Lorne Falkenstein

5. Causation and Necessary Connection Alan Bailey

6. Hume on Scepticism and the Moral Sciences Helen Beebee

7. The Self and Personal Identity Harold Noonan

8. 'All My Hopes Vanish': Hume on the Mind Galen Strawson

9. Action, Reason and the Passions Constantine Sandis

10. Free Will James A. Harris

11. Hume on Miracles Duncan Pritchard and Alasdair Richmond

12. David Hume and the Argument to Design Andrew Pyle

13. Psychological Explanations of Religious Belief David O'Connor

14. Hume's Sentimentalist Account of Moral Judgement Julia Driver

15. Hume and the Virtues Dan O'Brien

16. Hume's Human Nature Russell Hardin

17. Hume and Feminism Lívia Guimarês

18. Hume on Economic Well-Being Margaret Schabas

19. 'Of the Standard of Taste': Decisions, Rules and Critical Argument Mark W. Rowe

20. Hume on History Timothy M. Costelloe

21. Hume's Legacy and the Idea of British Empiricism Paul Russell

Bibliography

Index

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9781474244497

1474244491

9781474243940

1474243940

OCLC:

928994769