Hume's Enlightenment Tract: The Unity and Purpose of ^IAn Enquiry concerning Human Understanding^R

Buckle, Stephen

ISBN 10: 0199271143 / ISBN 13: 9780199271146

Published by Oxford University Press, 2004

The book has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting. The spine remains undamaged. Seller Inventory # GOR010260260

Synopsis:

This is the first full book-length study in forty years of David Hume's Enquiry concerning Human Understanding-which, contrary to its author's expressed wishes, long lived in the shadow of its predecessor A Treatise of Human Nature. Stephen Buckle presents the Enquiry in a fresh light, aiming to raise it to its rightful position in the history of philosophy. He argues that the Enquiry is not, as so often assumed, a mere collection of watered-down extracts from the earlier work. It is, rather, a coherent work with a unified argument; and, when this argument is grasped as a whole, the Enquiry shows itself to be the best introduction to the features of its author's general philosophy.

About the Author: Stephen Buckle is Senior Lecturer in Philosophy at the Australian Catholic University.

Bibliographic Details

Title: Hume's Enlightenment Tract: The Unity and ...
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Publication Date: 2004
Binding: Paperback
Condition: Very Good