{"product_id":"humes-system-david-pears-9780198750994","title":"Hume's System: An Examination of the First Book of His Treatise","description":"In this compelling analysis David Pears examines the foundations of Hume's theory of the mind as presented in the first book of the \u003cem\u003eTreatise\u003c\/em\u003e. Past studies have tended to take one of two extreme views: that Hume relies exclusively on a theory of meaning, or that he relies exclusively on a theory of truth and evidence. Steering a middle course between these positions, Pears argues that Hume's theory of ideas serves both functions. He examines in detail its application to three difficult problems: causation, personal identity, and sense perception. Hume's solutions, Pears argues, are not theories that can be given a place in standard classification of philosophical theories, but rather depend upon a subtle form of naturalism not altogether unlike Wittgenstein's naturalism. A clearly written and argued study, \u003cem\u003eHume's System\u003c\/em\u003e will be of special interest to students and scholars of the history of philosophy.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e David Pears\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0198750994\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780198750994\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Oxford University Press, USA\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 02\/21\/1991\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 216\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.65lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.66h x 6.20w x 0.53d","brand":"David Pears","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44245032894719,"sku":"9780198750994","price":46.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_1a0b30ca-303d-454c-bcc6-389af9c059e8.jpg?v=1693925736","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/humes-system-david-pears-9780198750994","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}