A Treatise of Human Nature (Barnes & Noble Library of Essential Reading)

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Influencing ethics, metaphysics, and philosophy of science, David Hume's Treatise of Human Nature remains unrivalled by perhaps any other works in philosophy. The Treatise is of interest, and not merely historical interest, to professional academic philosophers. It is remarkable that it can, and often does, also serve as one of the best introductions to philosophy-to what philosophers really do-for the novice. \

\ \ \ The major topics that have dominated contemporary philosophy can nearly all be found in the ...

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Influencing ethics, metaphysics, and philosophy of science, David Hume's Treatise of Human Nature remains unrivalled by perhaps any other works in philosophy. The Treatise is of interest, and not merely historical interest, to professional academic philosophers. It is remarkable that it can, and often does, also serve as one of the best introductions to philosophy-to what philosophers really do-for the novice. \

\ \ \ The major topics that have dominated contemporary philosophy can nearly all be found in the Treatise, and in many cases they are the locus classicus for ensuing debates. Among these are the foundations of ethics, causation and induction, personal identity, skepticism and the external world, philosophical method, meaning and empiricism, and immortality. \ \

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  • Posted Sat Mar 20 00:00:00 EDT 2010

    The master skeptic

    Hume sets out rather brilliantly the problems of induction. It is a great read for those new to philosophy, it hits on virtually all philosophical cylinders and debunks them all as an absolute. Like existentialism, Humes skepticisms points its finger at humanities preconceived notions and challenges us to think critically upon everything.

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  • Anonymous

    Posted Mon Feb 16 00:00:00 EST 2009

    Essential for the philosopher/skeptic.

    This book is terrific. It is the cheapest version of the treatise that I could find, but its great. However, it is fairly abstruse, and I don't recommend it for an inexperienced reader.

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  • Anonymous

    Posted Sat Apr 09 00:00:00 EDT 2005

    A thought-provoking book

    Another book I read while getting my BA in Philosophy at UCLA. Hume, and not Freud, is sometimes credited with being the father of modern Psychology. Read this book, and you'll understand why.

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  • Anonymous

    Posted Sat Sep 11 00:00:00 EDT 2010

    Great read!

    Great read!

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  • Anonymous

    Posted Wed Mar 21 00:00:00 EDT 2007

    An Essential Work to the Philosopher's Library

    Hume's Treatise of Human Nature is chronicled as a must-read for philosophers. It has such a gamut of philosophical quandries and relative understandings about the machinations of the human mind. The language used by this 18th century philosopher is a little difficult at times, though nothing too contrary to make it unreadable.

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