A Treatise of Human Nature

Name: A Treatise of Human Nature
Author: David Hume
ISBN: 9781787360815

Author: David Hume
Language: English
Length: 596 pages
ISBN: 9781787360815
Published: 25 November 2019
Imprint: The Big Nest

David Hume
empiricism
scepticism
naturalism
philosophy

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Description

The Treatise is a classic statement of philosophical empiricism, skepticism, and naturalism. In the introduction Hume presents the idea of placing all science and philosophy on a novel foundation: namely, an empirical investigation into human nature.

Author

David Hume (1711–1776) was a Scottish philosopher and historian whose skeptical intelligence reshaped modern thought. In works such as A Treatise of Human Nature and the Enquiries, he questioned how we know what we know — and how habit, perception, and custom shape belief. Hume's lucid style and willingness to follow argument wherever it leads made him one of the clearest and most influential minds of the Enlightenment.

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