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An Enquiry Concerning Human Understanding

Author
David Hume
Read by
Eloise Fairfax
Language
English
Length
4 hours 59 minutes
ISBN
9781787368859
Published
13 January 2024
Imprint
Adelphi Press
  • Empiricism
  • Causation
  • Skepticism
  • Human Knowledge
  • Belief
  • Epistemology
  • Philosophy
  • Reasoning
  • Inquiry
  • Understanding

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David Hume's 'An Enquiry Concerning Human Understanding' explores the foundations of human knowledge. Written with philosophical precision, it challenges conventional thinking on causation, scepticism, and the limits of human understanding. Hume delves into the nature of belief, empiricism, and the intricacies of human cognition. A seminal work in epistemology, this inquiry invites readers to critically examine the basis of their beliefs, making it a timeless exploration of the human mind and the nature of knowledge. Read in English, unabridged.

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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