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The Pursuits of Philosophy : An Introduction to the Life and Thought of David Hume.

By: Material type: TextTextPublisher: Cambridge : Harvard University Press, 2011Copyright date: ©2011Edition: 1st edDescription: 1 online resource (176 pages)Content type:
  • text
Media type:
  • computer
Carrier type:
  • online resource
ISBN:
  • 9780674063082
Subject(s): Genre/Form: Additional physical formats: Print version:: The Pursuits of PhilosophyDDC classification:
  • 192
LOC classification:
  • B1498
Online resources:
Contents:
Intro -- Contents -- Introduction -- 1. Childhood and Youth: Loss of Faith and a Passion for Literature -- 2. "At a Distance from Relations": Writing His Treatise in France -- 3. Hume after the Treatise -- 4. Hume as Librarian and Historian -- 5. Hume's Life as a Man in the Public Eye -- 6. Hume's Final Years in Edinburgh -- 7. Death and Character -- Afterword -- Annotated Bibliography -- Further Reading -- Acknowledgments -- Name Index -- Subject Index.
Summary: Marking the tercentenary of Hume's birth, Annette Baier has created an engaging guide to the philosophy of one of the greatest thinkers of Enlightenment Britain. Drawing on a lifetime of scholarship and incisive commentary, she finds in Hume's personal experiences new ways to illuminate his ideas about religion, human nature, and the social order.
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Intro -- Contents -- Introduction -- 1. Childhood and Youth: Loss of Faith and a Passion for Literature -- 2. "At a Distance from Relations": Writing His Treatise in France -- 3. Hume after the Treatise -- 4. Hume as Librarian and Historian -- 5. Hume's Life as a Man in the Public Eye -- 6. Hume's Final Years in Edinburgh -- 7. Death and Character -- Afterword -- Annotated Bibliography -- Further Reading -- Acknowledgments -- Name Index -- Subject Index.

Marking the tercentenary of Hume's birth, Annette Baier has created an engaging guide to the philosophy of one of the greatest thinkers of Enlightenment Britain. Drawing on a lifetime of scholarship and incisive commentary, she finds in Hume's personal experiences new ways to illuminate his ideas about religion, human nature, and the social order.

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Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, Michigan : ProQuest Ebook Central, 2024. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest Ebook Central affiliated libraries.

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