Hume: An Enquiry Concerning Human Understanding: And Other WritingsStephen Buckle Cambridge University Press, 15.02.2007 - 278 Seiten David Hume's An Enquiry Concerning Human Understanding, first published in 1748, is a concise statement of Hume's central philosophical positions. It develops an account of human mental functioning which emphasizes the limits of human knowledge and the extent of our reliance on (non-rational) mental habits. It then applies that account to questions of free will and religious knowledge before closing with a defence of moderate scepticism. This volume, which presents a modified version of the definitive 1772 edition of the work, offers helpful annotation for the student reader, together with an introduction that sets this profoundly influential work in its philosophical and historical contexts. The volume also includes a selection of other works by Hume that throw light on both the circumstances of the work's genesis and its key themes and arguments. |
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... appear , it becomes , in some measure , requisite to those , who would describe with success the obvious and out- ward appearances of life and manners . The anatomist presents to the eye the most hideous and disagreeable objects ; but ...
... appear , it becomes , in some measure , requisite to those , who would describe with success the obvious and out- ward appearances of life and manners . The anatomist presents to the eye the most hideous and disagreeable objects ; but ...
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... appear painful and fatiguing , it is with some minds as with some bodies , which being endowed with vigorous and florid1 health , require severe exercise , and reap a pleasure from what , to the generality of mankind , may seem ...
... appear painful and fatiguing , it is with some minds as with some bodies , which being endowed with vigorous and florid1 health , require severe exercise , and reap a pleasure from what , to the generality of mankind , may seem ...
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... appear ( and it is by no means obvious ) the more contemptible still must the ignorance of it be esteemed , in all pre- tenders to learning and philosophy . 14 Nor can there remain any suspicion , that this science is uncer- tain and ...
... appear ( and it is by no means obvious ) the more contemptible still must the ignorance of it be esteemed , in all pre- tenders to learning and philosophy . 14 Nor can there remain any suspicion , that this science is uncer- tain and ...
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... appear to be only three principles of connexion among ideas , namely , resemblance , contiguity in time or place , and cause or effect . b 3 That these principles serve to connect ideas will not , I believe , be much doubted . A picture ...
... appear to be only three principles of connexion among ideas , namely , resemblance , contiguity in time or place , and cause or effect . b 3 That these principles serve to connect ideas will not , I believe , be much doubted . A picture ...
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And Other Writings Stephen Buckle. an epistle or essay , there must appear some aim or intention , in his first ... appears also in Samuel Johnson's Rasselas ( 1759 ) . 4 Ovid ( 43 BC - AD c . 17 ) , Roman poet . Metamorphoses retells ...
And Other Writings Stephen Buckle. an epistle or essay , there must appear some aim or intention , in his first ... appears also in Samuel Johnson's Rasselas ( 1759 ) . 4 Ovid ( 43 BC - AD c . 17 ) , Roman poet . Metamorphoses retells ...
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Häufige Begriffe und Wortgruppen
actions allowed analogy animal appear argument arise Aristotle atheism believe body cause and effect character Cicero circumstances common conclusion conjoined connexion consequences consider contrary course of nature DAVID HUME degree Deity derived Descartes discover dispute divine doctrine employed endeavour enquiry entirely epic poetry Epicurean Epicurus evidence examine existence experience external objects farther feel force Francis Hutcheson give Henry Home human nature Hume Hume's idea of power imagination immediately impossible infer influence instance Jansenist kind laws learning Lucretius Malebranche mankind manner matter of fact means ments mind miracle moral motion Natural Philosophy necessity never observation operations opinion particular passion perceptions philosophers Plutarch present pretend principles produce proof proposition prove Pyrrhonism reasonings concerning reflection regard relation religion render resemblance Rorarius scepticism seems senses sensible qualities sentiment Sextus Empiricus species supposed supposition Tacitus thing thought tion Treatise truth universe virtue whole
Beliebte Passagen
Seite 144 - If we take in our hand any volume; of divinity or school metaphysics, for instance; let us ask, Does it contain any abstract reasoning concerning quantity or number? No. Does it contain any experimental reasoning concerning matter of fact and existence? No. Commit it then to the flames: For it can contain nothing but sophistry and illusion.
Seite 101 - That no testimony is sufficient to establish a miracle, unless the testimony be of such a kind, that its falsehood would be more miraculous than the fact which it endeavours to establish.
Seite 100 - A miracle is a violation of the laws of nature; and as a firm and unalterable experience has established these laws, the proof against a miracle, from the very nature of the fact, is as entire as any argument from experience can possibly be imagined.
Seite 115 - Our most holy religion is founded on faith, not on reason; and it is a sure method of exposing it to put it to such a trial as it is by no means fitted to endure.
Seite 135 - Do you follow the instincts and propensities of nature, may they say, in assenting to the veracity of sense ? But these lead you to believe that the very perception or sensible image is the external object. Do you disclaim this principle, in order to embrace a more rational opinion, that the perceptions are only representations of something external? You here depart from your natural propensities and more obvious sentiments ; and yet are not able to satisfy your reason, which can never find any convincing...
Seite 15 - The less forcible and lively are commonly denominated "thoughts" or "ideas." The other species want a name in our language. and in most others: I suppose. because it was not requisite for any but philosophical purposes to rank them under a general term or appellation. Let us. therefore. use a little freedom and call them "impressions.
Seite 76 - Would you know the sentiments, inclinations, and course of life of the Greeks and Romans ? Study well the temper and actions of the French and English.