David Hume: Reason in History - Claudia M. Schmidt - 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 Get print book No eBook available Penn State Press Amazon.com Barnes&Noble.com Books-A-Million IndieBound Find in a library All sellers » Get Textbooks on Google Play Rent and save from the world's largest eBookstore. Read, highlight, and take notes, across web, tablet, and phone. Go to Google Play Now » David Hume: Reason in History Claudia M. Schmidt Penn State Press, Nov 1, 2010 - Philosophy 0 Reviews In his seminal Philosophy of David Hume (1941), Norman Kemp Smith called for a study of Hume &"in all his manifold activities: as philosopher, as political theorist, as economist, as historian, and as man of letters,&" indicating that &"Hume's philosophy, as the attitude of mind that found for itself these various forms of expression, will then have been presented, adequately and in due perspective, for the first time.&" Claudia Schmidt seeks to address this long-standing need in Hume scholarship. Against the charges that Hume holds no consistent philosophical position, offers no constructive account of rationality, and sees no positive relation between philosophy and other areas of inquiry, Schmidt argues for the overall coherence of Hume's thought as a study of &"reason in history.&" She develops this interpretation by tracing Hume's constructive account of human cognition and its historical dimension as a unifying theme across the full range of his writings. Hume, she shows, provides a positive account of the ways in which our concepts, beliefs, emotions, and standards of judgment in different areas of inquiry are shaped by experience, both in the personal history of the individual and in the life of a community. This book is valuable at many levels: for students, as an introduction to Hume's writings and issues in their interpretation; for Hume specialists, as a unified and intriguing interpretation of his thought; for philosophers generally, as a synthesis of recent developments in Hume scholarship; and for scholars in other disciplines, as a guide to Hume's contributions to their own fields.   Preview this book » What people are saying - Write a review We haven't found any reviews in the usual places. Contents Ideas 30 Demonstration 46 Probably Reasoning Metaphysics 2 Skepticism 4 The Passions 36 Human Action Moral Theory 24 Economics 8 Aesthetics 4 Religion 2 History 8 Conclusion 56 Bibliography 8 Index 32 Copyright More Political Theory 2 Less Other editions - View all David Hume: Reason in History Claudia M. Schmidt Snippet view - 2003 David Hume: Reason in History Claudia M. Schmidt No preview available - 2004 Common terms and phrases according Accordingly actions activity aesthetic analysis appears apply argues argument arise association attempt attribute belief body Book calls causal causes character common concept concerning concludes consider context continued criticism cultural David derived describes direct discover discussion distinction distinguish economic effects Enquity especially essays established evidence examination example existence experience explain extension external Finally further give given hand human human action Hume Hume's Hume's account ideas identifies identity images imagination impressions indicates individual influence interest judgments liberty maintains mind moral motives natural objects observation original particular passions perceptions person philosophy pleasure points political present principles probable produce qualities reasoning recognize reference reflection regard relation religion resemblance rules sciences sense sentiments skepticism social society space standards sympathy tend theory thought tion tradition types various virtues writings References to this book David Hume's Political Economy Carl Wennerlind,Margaret Schabas No preview available - 2008 L'io morale: David Hume e l'etica contemporanea Lorenzo Greco No preview available - 2008 About the author (2010) Claudia M. Schmidt is Assistant Professor of Philosophy at Marquette University. Bibliographic information Title David Hume: Reason in History Author Claudia M. Schmidt Publisher Penn State Press, 2010 ISBN 027104697X, 9780271046976 Subjects Philosophy  › History & Surveys  › Modern Biography & Autobiography / Philosophers Philosophy / History & Surveys / Modern     Export Citation BiBTeX EndNote RefMan About Google Books - Privacy Policy - Terms of Service - Information for Publishers - Report an issue - Help - Google Home