A Treatise of Human Nature

A Treatise of Human Nature (1739-40), David Hume's comprehensive attempt to base philosophy on a new, observationally grounded study of human nature, is one of the most important texts in Western philosophy. It is also the focal point of current attempts to understand 18th-century western philosophy. The Treatise addresses many of the most fundamental philosophical issues: causation, existence, freedom and necessity, and morality. The volume also
includes Humes own abstract of the Treatise, a substantial introduction, extensive annotations, a glossary, a comprehensive index, and suggestions for further reading.

Informationen zum Autor David Norton, FRSC, Macdonald Professor of Philosophy Emeritus, McGill University and Adjunct Professor, University of Victoria. He is author of David Hume: Common-Sense Moralist, Sceptical Metaphysician (1982), and editor of The Cambridge Companion to Hume (1993), and, with Mary J. Norton, an independent scholar, co-author of The Hume Library (1996). Klappentext David Hume's comprehensive attempt to base philosophy on a new! observationally grounded study of human nature is one of the most important texts in Western philosophy. The Treatise first explains how we form such concepts as cause and effect! external existence! and personal identity! and how we create compelling but unverifiable beliefs in the entities represented by these concepts. It then offers a novel account of the passions! explains freedom and necessity as they apply to human choices and actions! and concludes with a detailed explanation of how we distinguish between virtue and vice. The volume features Hume's own abstract of the Treatise! a substantial introduction! extensive annotations! a glossary of terms! a comprehensive index! and suggestions for further reading. Zusammenfassung "A Treatise of Human Nature" (1739-40), David Hume's comprehensive attempt to base philosophy on a new, observationally grounded study of human nature, is one of the most important texts in Western philosophy. This volume offers the Treatise, Hume's abstract, annotation and explanation. Inhaltsverzeichnis PART 1: INTRODUCTORY MATERIAL How to Use this Book List of Abbreviations Editor's Introduction Hume's Early years and Education A Treatise of Human Nature The Experimental Method and the Science of Human Nature Book 1: Of the Understanding Book 1 part 1: The Elements of the Mental World Perceptions Relations Abstract Ideas Book 1 Part 2: The Ideas of Space and Time Book 1 Part 3: Knowledge, Probability, Belief, and Causation Relations Revisited The Relation of Causation Causes and Causal Reasoning Experience and Belief Belief in the Uniformity of Nature The Idea of Necessary Connection Book 1 Part 4: Forms of Scepticism External Objects Enduring Selves and Personal Identity The Conclusion of Book 1 Book 2: Of the passions The Productive Passions The Responsive Passions Book 2 Part 1: The Indirect Passions of Pride and Humility The 'very essence' of Virtue and Beauty Unexercised Powers Sympathy Book 2 Part 2: The Indirect Passions of Love and Hatred Passions and the Principles of Association The Compound Passions Passions and Relations Dispositions Book 2 part 3: The Direct Passions and the Will The Will and its Influences The Direct Passions Book 3: Of Morals Book 3 Part 1: The Source of Moral Distinctions The Failure of Reason Moral Sentiments Book 3 Part 2: The Artificial Virtues Motives and Moral Qualities Justice Additional Artificial Virtues Book 3 Part 3: Natural Virtues and Natural Abilities Natural Virtues Natural Abilities The Conclusion of Book 3 The Abstract and the Early Reception of the Treatise Supplementary Reading A Note on the Texts of this Edition PART 2: THE TEXT Advertisement Introduction Book 1: Of the Understanding Part 1: Of ideas, their origin, composition, connexion, abstraction, etc. Sect. 1: Of the origin of our ideas Sect. 2: Division of the subject Sect. 3: Of the ideas of the memory and imagination Sect. 4: Of the connexion of association of ideas Sect. 5. Of relations Sect. 6 Of modes and substances Sect. 7: Of abstract ideas Part 2: Of ideas of space and time Sect. 1: Of the infinite divisibility of our ideas of space and time Sect. 2: Of the infinite divisibility of space and time Sect. 3. Of the oth...

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David Norton, FRSC, Macdonald Professor of Philosophy Emeritus, McGill University and Adjunct Professor, University of Victoria. He is author of David Hume: Common-Sense Moralist, Sceptical Metaphysician (1982), and editor of The Cambridge Companion to Hume (1993), and, with Mary J. Norton, an independent scholar, co-author of The Hume Library (1996).

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David Hume's comprehensive attempt to base philosophy on a new, observationally grounded study of human nature is one of the most important texts in Western philosophy. The Treatise first explains how we form such concepts as cause and effect, external existence, and personal identity, and how we create compelling but unverifiable beliefs in the entities represented by these concepts. It then offers a novel account of the passions, explains freedom and necessity as they apply to human choices and actions, and concludes with a detailed explanation of how we distinguish between virtue and vice. The volume features Hume's own abstract of the Treatise, a substantial introduction, extensive annotations, a glossary of terms, a comprehensive index, and suggestions for further reading.

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"A Treatise of Human Nature" (1739-40), David Hume's comprehensive attempt to base philosophy on a new, observationally grounded study of human nature, is one of the most important texts in Western philosophy. This volume offers the Treatise, Hume's abstract, annotation and explanation.

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• PART 1: INTRODUCTORY MATERIAL

• How to Use this Book

• List of Abbreviations

• Editor's Introduction

• Hume's Early years and Education

• A Treatise of Human Nature

• The Experimental Method and the Science of Human Nature

• Book 1: Of the Understanding

• Book 1 part 1: The Elements of the Mental World

• Perceptions

• Relations

• Abstract Ideas

• Book 1 Part 2: The Ideas of Space and Time

• Book 1 Part 3: Knowledge, Probability, Belief, and Causation

• Relations Revisited

• The Relation of Causation

• Causes and Causal Reasoning

• Experience and Belief

• Belief in the Uniformity of Nature

• The Idea of Necessary Connection

• Book 1 Part 4: Forms of Scepticism

• External Objects

• Enduring Selves and Personal Identity

• The Conclusion of Book 1

• Book 2: Of the passions

• The Productive Passions

• The Responsive Passions

• Book 2 Part 1: The Indirect Passions of Pride and Humility

• The 'very essence' of Virtue and Beauty

• Unexercised Powers

• Sympathy

• Book 2 Part 2: The Indirect Passions of Love and Hatred

• Passions and the Principles of Association

• The Compound Passions

• Passions and Relations

• Dispositions

• Book 2 part 3: The Direct Passions and the Will

• The Will and its Influences

• The Direct Passions

• Book 3: Of Morals

• Book 3 Part 1: The Source of Moral Distinctions

• The Failure of Reason

• Moral Sentiments

• Book 3 Part 2: The Artificial Virtues

• Motives and Moral Qualities

• Justice

• Additional Artificial Virtues

• Book 3 Part 3: Natural Virtues and Natural Abilities

• Natural Virtues

• Natural Abilities

• The Conclusion of Book 3

• The Abstract and the Early Reception of the Treatise

• Supplementary Reading

• A Note on the Texts of this Edition

• PART 2: THE TEXT

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