Description: Further DetailsTitle: An Enquiry concerning Human UnderstandingCondition: NewEAN: 9780199549900ISBN: 9780199549900Publisher: Oxford University PressFormat: PaperbackRelease Date: 07/10/2008Item Height: 197mmItem Length: 129mmItem Width: 14mmLanguage: EnglishISBN-10: 0199549907Description: 'Commit it then to the flames: for it can contain nothing but sophistry and illusion.' Thus ends David Hume's Enquiry concerning Human Understanding, the definitive statement of the greatest philosopher in the English language. His arguments in support of reasoning from experience, and against the 'sophistry and illusion' of religiously inspired philosophical fantasies, caused controversy in the eighteenth century and are strikingly relevant today, when faith and science continue to clash.The Enquiry considers the origin and processes of human thought, reaching the stark conclusion that we can have no ultimate understanding of the physical world, or indeed our own minds. In either sphere we must depend on instinctive learning from experience, recognizing our animal nature and the limits of reason. Hume's calm and open-minded scepticism thus aims to provide a new basis for science, liberating us from the 'superstition' of false metaphysics and religion. His Enquiry remains one of the best introductions to the study of philosophy, and this edition places it in its historical and philosophical context. ABOUT THE SERIES: For over 100 years Oxford World's Classics has made available the widest range of literature from around the globe. Each affordable volume reflects Oxford's commitment to scholarship, providing the most accurate text plus a wealth of other valuable features, including expert introductions by leading authorities, helpful notes to clarify the text, up-to-date bibliographies for further study, and much more.Country/Region of Manufacture: GBContributor: Peter Millican (Edited by)Genre: Philosophy & SpiritualityBook Series: Oxford World's ClassicsAuthor: David HumeItem Weight: 212gRelease Year: 2008 Missing Information?Please contact us if any details are missing and where possible we will add the information to our listing.
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Publication Name: An Enquiry concerning Human Understanding
Title: An Enquiry concerning Human Understanding
EAN: 9780199549900
ISBN: 9780199549900
Release Date: 07/10/2008
Release Year: 2008
ISBN-10: 0199549907
Country/Region of Manufacture: GB
Contributor: Peter Millican (Edited by)
Series: Oxford World's Classics
Book Title: Enquiry Concerning Human Understanding
Number of Pages: 304 Pages
Language: English
Publisher: Oxford University Press, Incorporated
Item Height: 0.6 in
Publication Year: 2008
Topic: Epistemology, General
Genre: Philosophy
Item Weight: 7.1 Oz
Item Length: 7.8 in
Author: David Hume
Book Series: Oxford World's Classics Ser.
Item Width: 5.1 in
Format: Trade Paperback
