Hume - Don Garrett - Google Books Search Images Maps Play YouTube News Gmail Drive More » Sign in Books My library Help Advanced Book Search Buy eBook - $16.17 Get this book in print Routledge Amazon.ca Chapters.indigo.ca All sellers » Hume Don Garrett Routledge, Nov 13, 2014 - Philosophy - 360 pages 0 Reviews Beginning with an overview of Hume's life and work, Don Garrett introduces in clear and accessible style the central aspects of Hume's thought. These include Hume's lifelong exploration of the human mind; his theories of inductive inference and causation; skepticism and personal identity; moral and political philosophy; aesthetics; and philosophy of religion. The final chapter considers the influence and legacy of Hume's thought today. Throughout, Garrett draws on and explains many of Hume's central works, including his Treatise of Human Nature, Enquiries Concerning Human Understanding, and Dialogues Concerning Natural Religion. Hume is essential reading not only for students of philosophy, but anyone in the humanities and social sciences and beyond seeking an introduction to Hume's thought.   Preview this book » What people are saying - Write a review We haven't found any reviews in the usual places. Selected pages Title Page Table of Contents Index References Contents Introduction 1 One A ruling passion 9 Two Perceptions and their principles 36 Three The mind and its faculties 81 Four Sensebased concepts 117 Five Normative concepts 146 Six Induction and causation 172 Seven Skepticism and probability 213 Eight Morality and virtue 247 Nine Religion and God 283 Ten Leaving it to posterity to add the rest 315 Glossary 337 Bibliography 349 Index 355 Copyright Other editions - View all Hume Don Garrett Limited preview - 2014 Hume Don Garrett No preview available - 2014 Hume Don Garrett No preview available - 2014 Common terms and phrases abstract idea actions aesthetic argues argument attribution beauty and deformity bodies causal relations cause and effect character Cleanthes cognitive conceive concerning conclusion constant conjunction Copy Principle David Hume degree of belief demonstrative derived Descartes discoveries doctrine Don Garrett empiricism Enquiry epistemic epistemology Essays example existence experience explain faculty Fogelin hence human nature Hume’s philosophy Humean imagination impression of necessary impressions of sensation inductive inference infinite divisibility intelligent design interpretation kind least liveliness lively idea Locke matters of fact mental metaphysical mind mind’s miracles moral distinctions moral sense motive necessary connection normative concepts objects one’s operation Oxford University Press particular passions perceptions Philo pleasure probable reasoning probable truth produce qualities question relations of ideas religion requires resemblance result revival set role sense-based concept sentiments simple skeptical consideration spatial standard of judgment term things tion traits Treatise Book understanding Virtue Ethics virtuous volitions About the author (2014) Don Garrett is Silver Professor of Philosophy at New York University, USA. He is the author of Cognition and Commitment in Hume's Philosophy (1997) and the editor of The Cambridge Companion to Spinoza (1996). He has served as co-editor of Hume Studies and as North American editor of Archiv fur Geschichte der Philosophie. Bibliographic information Title Hume The Routledge Philosophers Author Don Garrett Edition revised Publisher Routledge, 2014 ISBN 1136309365, 9781136309366 Length 360 pages Subjects Philosophy  › History & Surveys  › General Philosophy / Criticism Philosophy / General Philosophy / History & Surveys / General     Export Citation BiBTeX EndNote RefMan About Google Books - Privacy Policy - Terms of Service - Information for Publishers - Report an issue - Help - Google Home