Selected Essays
$24.95
- Paperback
448 pages
- Release Date
19 May 2008
Summary
In his writings, David Hume set out to bridge the gap between the learned world of the academy and the marketplace of polite society. This collection, drawing largely on his Essays Moral, Political, and Literary (1776 edition), which was even more popular than his famous Treatise of Human Nature, comprehensively shows how far he succeeded.
From “Of Essay Writing” to “Of the Rise and Progress of the Arts and Sciences,” Hume embraces a staggering range of social, cultural, political, de…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780199540303 |
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| ISBN-10: | 0199540306 |
| Author: | David Hume, Stephen Copley, Andrew Edgar |
| Publisher: | Oxford University Press |
| Imprint: | Oxford University Press |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 448 |
| Release Date: | 19 May 2008 |
| Weight: | 303g |
| Dimensions: | 19mm x 128mm x 195mm |
| Series: | Oxford World's Classics |
Critics Review
‘This reviewer found Copley and Edgar’s edition to be the easiest to read, and as such it may be appropriate for less experienced students of Hume’s work.‘Scottish Tradition
`This reviewer found Copley and Edgar’s edition to be the easiest to read, and as such it may be appropriate for less experienced students of Hume’s work.‘Scottish Tradition
David Hume
David Hume (1711-1776), along with Adam Smith and Thomas Reid, was one of the most important figures of the Scottish Enlightenment. His writings, which encompass philosophy, economics, and history, include “A Treatise of Human Nature; Essays, Moral and Political; and An Enquiry Concerning Human Understanding.”
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