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An Enquiry concerning Human Understanding (Oxford World's Classics) (Paperback)

by David Hume (Author), Peter Millican (Editor) "DAVID HUME (1711-76) was one of the great philosophers (arguably the greatest) of that prodigiously fruitful era known as the early modern period ..." (more)

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Paperback: 272 pages
Publisher: OUP Oxford (14 Jun 2007)
Language English
ISBN-10: 0199211582
ISBN-13: 978-0199211586
Product Dimensions: 19.3 x 13 x 2 cm

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'Commit it then to the flames: for it can contain nothing but sophistry and illusion.' Thus ends David Hume's Enquiry concerning Human Understanding, the definitive statement of the greatest philosopher in the English language. His arguments in support of reasoning from experience, and against the 'sophistry and illusion' of religiously inspired philosophical fantasies, caused controversy in the eighteenth century and are strikingly relevant today, when faith and science continue to clash. The Enquiry considers the origin and processes of human thought, reaching the stark conclusion that we can have no ultimate understanding of the physical world, or indeed our own minds. In either sphere we must depend on instinctive learning from experience, recognizing our animal nature and the limits of reason. Hume's calm and open-minded scepticism thus aims to provide a new basis for science, liberating us from the 'superstition' of false metaphysics and religion. His Enquiry remains one of the best introductions to the study of philosophy, and this edition places it in its historical and philosophical context.

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Peter Millican is founder and director of the Leeds Electronic Text Centre and editor of the journal Hume Studies. He recently edited Reading Hume on Human Understanding (OUP, 2002).

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5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent edition, explains what Hume is doing, 4 Sep 2007

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As a student, I tried reading the Enquiry Concerning Human Understanding in another edition, and found it hard to understand what Hume was up to. The editor's introduction (by Peter Millican) is very clear, and takes you through the development of ideas over the period, as well as a section by section account of Hume's arguments, so it all fits together. Nice to come away with a good idea of what Descartes, Locke, Berkeley etc. were up to also, and how they were influenced by the science and religion of the time. The edition includes other stuff, with summaries of their views, various letters and excerpts, and good indexes that make it easy to link things together. All makes Hume's philosophy very interesting, even exciting!

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