AN ENQUIRY CONCERNING THE PRINCIPLES OF MORALS - Softcover

Hume, David

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1604595388 ISBN 13: 9781604595383

Publisher: A & D Books, 2009

Synopsis

David Hume's An Enquiry Concerning the Principles of Morals is often called Hume's second Enquiry. His approach in the second Enquiry is largely an empirical one. Instead of beginning his moral inquiry with questions of how morality ought to operate, he purports to investigate primarily how we actually do make moral judgments. Of this work Hume said, "of all my writings, historical, philosophical, or literary, incomparably the best."

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Review:

These new Oxford University Press editions have been meticulously collated from various exatant versions. Each text has an excellent introduction including an overview of Hume's thought and an account of his life and times. Even the difficult, and rarely commented-on, chapters on space and time are elucidated. There are also useful notes on the text and glossary. These scholarly new editions are ideally adapted for a whole range of readers, from beginners to experts. (Jane O'Grady, Catholic Herald, 4/8/00.)

About the Author:

David Hume (7 May [O.S. 26 April] 1711 – 25 August 1776) was a Scottish philosopher, historian, economist, and essayist, known especially for his philosophical empiricism and skepticism.

About this edition

• Publisher: A & D Books
• Publication date: 2009
• ISBN 10: 1604595388
• ISBN 13: 9781604595383
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 110