An enquiry concerning human understanding ; [with] A letter from a gentleman to his friend in Edinburgh ; [and] An abstract of a Treatise of human nature
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An enquiry concerning human understanding ; [with] A letter from a gentleman to his friend in Edinburgh ; [and] An abstract of a Treatise of human nature
Hackett, c1993
2nd ed
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Enquiry concerning human understanding
Letter from a gentleman to his friend in Edinburgh
Abstract of a Treatise of human nature
Philosophical essays concerning human understanding
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Philosophical essays concerning human understanding
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An enquiry concerning human understanding was first published under title: Philosophical essays concerning human understanding
Includes bibliographical references (p. xvi-xvii) and index
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A landmark of Enlightenment thought, Hume's An Enquiry Concerning Human Understanding is accompanied here by two shorter works that shed light on it: A Letter from a Gentleman to His Friend in Edinburgh , Hume's response to those accusing him of atheism, of advocating extreme skepticism, and of undermining the foundations of morality; and his Abstract of A Treatise of Human Nature , which anticipates discussions developed in the Enquiry . In his concise Introduction, Eric Steinberg explores the conditions that led Hume to write the Enquiry and the work's important relationship to Book I of Hume's A Treatise of Human Nature .
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