A Companion to Hume - Google Books Search Images Maps Play YouTube News Gmail Drive More » Sign in Books Try the new Google Books Check out the new look and enjoy easier access to your favorite features Try it now No thanks Try the new Google Books Try the new Google Books My library Help Advanced Book Search View eBook Get this book in print Wiley.com Amazon.com Barnes&Noble.com Books-A-Million IndieBound Find in a library All sellers » A Companion to Hume Elizabeth S. Radcliffe John Wiley & Sons, May 31, 2011 - Philosophy - 588 pages 0 Reviews Comprised of twenty-nine specially commissioned essays, A Companion to Hume examines the depth of the philosophies and influence of one of history's most remarkable thinkers. Demonstrates the range of Hume's work and illuminates the ongoing debates that it has generated Organized by subject, with introductions to each section to orient the reader Explores topics such as knowledge, passion, morality, religion, economics, and politics Examines the paradoxes of Hume's thought and his legacy, covering the methods, themes, and consequences of his contributions to philosophy   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 Hume in the Enlightenment Tradition 21 Humes Theory of Ideas 41 Hume on Memory and Imagination 58 Hume and the Origin of Our Ideas of Space and Time 72 Hume on the Relation of Cause and Effect 89 Inductive Inference in Humes Philosophy 106 Hume on Belief in the External World 126 Hume on Personal Identity 140 Incomparably the Best? 293 Intellectual and Cultural Influences 323 Hume on the Nature and Existence of God 338 Hume on Miracles and Immortality 353 Humes Economic Theory 373 Humes Naturalism and His Skepticism 425 Is Hume a Realist or an Antirealist? 441 Humes Epistemological Legacy 457 More Humes Indirect Passions 159 Hume on the Direct Passions and Motivation 185 Hume on Liberty and Necessity 201 Hume on Moral Rationalism Sentimentalism and Sympathy 219 Sympathy and Humes Spectatorcentered Theory of Virtue 240 Humes Theory of Justice or Artificial Virtue 257 Hume on Beauty and Virtue 273 The Humean Theory of Motivation and Its Critics 477 The Sources of Normativity in Humes Moral Theory 493 Is Hume a Moral Noncognitivist? 513 Bibliography 529 Index 553 Copyright Less Other editions - View all A Companion to Hume Elizabeth S. Radcliffe Limited preview - 2008 A Companion to Hume Elizabeth S. Radcliffe Snippet view - 2008 A Companion to Hume Elizabeth S. Radcliffe No preview available - 2008 Common terms and phrases action agent argues arise artificial association beauty belief benevolence causal causal inference cause character claim Clarendon Press Cleanthes cognitive conception concerning conclusion connection constant conjunction David Hume definition Descartes desire difficulty direct passions distinct effect Enquiry Essays evaluation existence experience explain external fact feeling figure find first History human nature Hume says Hume Studies Hume thinks Hume’s account Hume’s argument Hume’s Moral Hume’s Philosophy Hume’s theory Hume’s Treatise Hume’s view Humean ideas identifies imagination impressions indirect inductive inference influence intentional object interpretation judgments justice justified kind liberty memory mental metaphysical mind Miracles moral sentiments motivation natural theology necessity noncognitivist normative objects observed one’s original particular perceptions personal identity Philo pleasure pride principles problem problem of induction qualities question rational reason reflection relations resemblance role rules scientific Scottish Enlightenment sense significant skeptical specifically sufficient sympathy things thought tion traits virtue virtuous vivacity About the author (2011) Elizabeth S. Radcliffe is Professor of Philosophy at The College of William and Mary. She has published on the British Moralists and on Hume’s metaethics and motivational psychology. She was co-editor of the journal Hume Studies, with Kenneth Winkler, from 2000 until 2005. She is currently working on issues surrounding the contemporary Humean theory of motivation and its connection to Hume. Bibliographic information Title A Companion to Hume Volume 93 of Blackwell Companions to Philosophy Editor Elizabeth S. Radcliffe Edition reprint Publisher John Wiley & Sons, 2011 ISBN 1444337866, 9781444337860 Length 588 pages Subjects Philosophy  › History & Surveys  › General 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