Hume's 'Enquiry Concerning Human Understanding': A Reader's GuideDavid Hume is widely considered to be the greatest British philosopher and his Enquiry Concerning Human Understanding is the most frequently studied of all his works - a key text in the study of empiricist thought. This is a hugely important and exciting, yet challenging, piece of philosophical writing. In Hume's Enquiry Concerning Human Understanding: A Reader's Guide, Allen Bailey and Dan O'Brien explain the philosophical background against which the book was written and the key themes inherent in the text. The book then guides the reader to a clear understanding of the text as a whole, before exploring the reception and influence of this classic philosophical work. This is the ideal companion to study of this most influential and challenging of texts. |
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Hume's 'Enquiry Concerning Human Understanding': A Reader's Guide Alan Bailey,Dan O'Brien Limited preview - 2006 |
Hume's 'Enquiry Concerning Human Understanding': A Reader's Guide Alan Bailey,Dan O'Brien Limited preview - 2006 |
Hume's 'Enquiry Concerning Human Understanding': A Reader's Guide Alan Bailey,Dan O'Brien Limited preview - 2006 |
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| Title | Hume's 'Enquiry Concerning Human Understanding': A Reader's Guide Continuum reader's guides Reader's Guides |
| Authors | Alan Bailey, Dan O'Brien |
| Publisher | A&C Black, 2006 |
| ISBN | 082648509X, 9780826485090 |
| Length | 160 pages |
| Subjects | › Philosophy / General |
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