Early Responses to Hume's Life and Reputation: Volumes 9 and 10

by James Fieser (Editor)

Overview

The skeptical and anti-religious bent of Hume's work generated hundreds of critical responses, many of which were scholarly commentaries. Some writers, however, focused less on Hume's philosophical and historical writings and more on his reputation as a public figure. Friends and foes alike recorded anecdotes about him that appeared after his death in scattered periodicals and books. Hume's biographers have drawn liberally on this material, but in most cases the original sources are only summarized or briefly quoted. This set presents dozens of these biographical discussions of Hume—reset, annotated, and in their most complete form.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781843711155
Publisher:	Bloomsbury Academic
Publication date:	03/01/2005
Edition description:	Revised ed.
Pages:	882
Product dimensions:	5.50(w) x 8.50(h) x 0.97(d)

About the Author

James Fieser teaches philosophy at the University of Tennessee at Martin, and is founder-editor of the Internet Encyclopedia of Philosophy. His many publications include the highly acclaimed Early Responses to Hume series (10 vols, Thoemmes Press, 1999-2003)