Hume's Scepticism and the Science of Human Nature (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9780754604846)

This book explores the relationship between Hume's sceptical philosophy and his Newtonian ambition of founding a science of human nature. Assessing both received and 'new' readings of Hume's philosophy, Stanistreet offers a line of interpretation which, he argues, makes sense of many of the apparent conflicts and paradoxes in Hume's work and describes how well-known controversies concerning Hume's thinking about causation, induction and the external world can be resolved. Offering important new contributions to Hume scholarship, this book also surveys and assesses the new research responsible for the recent sea-change in thinking about Hume. It offers an accessible overview of these developments while suggesting significant revisions to current readings of Hume's philosophy.

Author: Paul Stanistreet
ISBN-10: 0754604845
ISBN-13: 9780754604846
Publisher: Routledge
Language: English
Published: 04/28/2002
Pages: 238
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 1.13lbs
Size: 9.21h x 6.14w x 0.56d