{"product_id":"david-hume-nicholas-phillipson-9780300181661","title":"David Hume: The Philosopher as Historian","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eIn this book--a new and revised edition of his 1989 classic--Nicholas Phillipson shows how Hume freed history from religion and politics, and became one of the most important philosophers ever to write in English. \u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e A giant of the eighteenth-century Enlightenment, David Hume was one of the most important philosophers ever to write in English. He was also a brilliant historian. In this book--a new and revised edition of his 1989 classic--Nicholas Phillipson shows how Hume freed history from religion and politics. As a philosopher, Hume sought a way of seeing the world and pursuing happiness independently of a belief in God. His groundbreaking approach applied the same outlook to Britain's history, showing how the past was shaped solely through human choices and actions.\u003cp\u003eIn this analysis of Hume's life and works, from his university days in Edinburgh to the rapturous reception of his \u003ci\u003eHistory of England\u003c\/i\u003e, Nicholas Phillipson reveals the gradual process by which one of the greatest Western philosophers turned himself into one of the greatest historians of Britain. In doing so, he shows us how revolutionary Hume was, and why his ideas still matter today.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Nicholas Phillipson\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0300181663\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780300181661\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Yale University Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 03\/27\/2012\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 168\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.48lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.22h x 5.57w x 0.47d","brand":"Nicholas Phillipson","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44450351317247,"sku":"9780300181661","price":19.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_a7517e0b-d284-4108-8bb9-15682d989b06.jpg?v=1698504305","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/david-hume-nicholas-phillipson-9780300181661","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}