Continuum Companion to Hume

AvAlan Bailey,Daniel Jayes O'Brien

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David Hume (1711-1776), philosopher, historian, andessayist, is widely considered to be Britain's greatest philosopher.One of the leading intellectual figures ofthe Scottish Enlightenment, his major works and central ideas, especially hisradical empiricism and his critique of the pretensions of philosophicalrationalism, remain hugely influential on contemporary philosophers.This comprehensive and accessible guide to Hume'slife and work includes 21 specially commissioned essays, written by a team ofleading experts, covering every aspect of Hume's thought. The Companion presents details of Hume'slife, historical and philosophical context, a comprehensive overview of all thekey themes and topics apparent in his work, including his accounts of causalreasoning, scepticism, the soul and the self, action, reason, free will,miracles, natural religion, politics, human nature, women, economics andhistory, and an account of his reception and enduring influence. This is anessential reference tool for anyone working in the fields of Hume Studies and Eighteenth-CenturyPhilosophy.

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Utgivningsdatum:2012-03-08
Språk:Engelska
Antal sidor:472
Filformat:PDF
Kopieringsskydd:LCP
ISBN:9781441114617
Förlag:Continuum Publishing Corporation
Serie:Bloomsbury Companions

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Alan Bailey is a Visiting Lecturer in Philosophy at the University of Wolverhampton and has taught in the Philosophy departments at Keele University and the University of Birmingham, UK.Dan O'Brien is a Senior Lecturer in Philosophy at Oxford Brookes University, Honorary Research Fellow at the University of Birmingham and Associate Lecturer at the Open University, UK.

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List of Contributors Abbreviations for Works Written by Hume Preface David Hume - A TimelineIntroduction 1. Hume's Life, Intellectual Context and Reception Emilio Mazza2. Hume's Empiricist Inner Epistemology: A Reassessment of the Copy Principle Tom Seppalainen and Angela Coventry3. Hume's 'Scepticism' About Induction Peter Millican 4. The Psychology and Epistemology of Hume's Account of Probable Reasoning Lorne Falkenstein 5. Causation and Necessary Connection Alan Bailey 6. Hume on Scepticism and the Moral Sciences Helen Beebee7. The Self and Personal Identity Harold Noonan 8. 'All My Hopes Vanish': Hume on the Mind Galen Strawson 9. Action, Reason and the Passions Constantine Sandis 10. Free Will James A. Harris 11. Hume on Miracles Duncan Pritchard and Alasdair Richmond12. David Hume and the Argument to Design Andrew Pyle 13. Psychological Explanations of Religious Belief David O'Connor 14. Hume's Sentimentalist Account of Moral Judgement Julia Driver 15. Hume and the Virtues Dan O'Brien 16. Hume's Human Nature Russell Hardin 17. Hume and Feminism Lívia Guimarães 18. Hume on Economic Well-Being Margaret Schabas 19. 'Of the Standard of Taste': Decisions, Rules and Critical Argument Mark W. Rowe 20. Hume on History Timothy M. Costelloe 21. Hume's Legacy and the Idea of British Empiricism Paul Russell BibliographyIndex