{"product_id":"david-hume-bernard-freydberg-9781438442150","title":"David Hume: Platonic Philosopher, Continental Ancestor","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAn original, rigorous, and daring reappraisal and recategorization of David Hume.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn the first book of its kind, Bernard Freydberg places David Hume firmly in the tradition of the Platonic dialogues, and regards him as a proper ancestor of contemporary continental philosophy. Although Hume is largely confined to his historical context within British Empiricism, his skepticism resonates with the Socratic Ignorance expressed by Plato, and his account of experience points toward very contemporary concerns in continental thought. Through close readings of \u003ci\u003eAn Enquiry Concerning the Human Understanding\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eAn Enquiry Concerning the Principles of Morals\u003c\/i\u003e, and the essay \"On the Standard of Taste,\" Freydberg traces a philosophy of imagination that will set the stage for wider consideration of Hume within continental thought.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Bernard Freydberg\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1438442157\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781438442150\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e State University of New York Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 06\/01\/2012\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 154\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.80lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.30h x 6.00w x 0.60d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eChoice\u003c\/i\u003e 02\/01\/2013","brand":"Bernard Freydberg","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":47244125438207,"sku":"9781438442150","price":99.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_f030d86f-afc1-433f-b675-cd811fa049fd.jpg?v=1758135000","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/david-hume-bernard-freydberg-9781438442150","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}