Hume: A Very Short Introduction

by James A Harris and James A. Harris

Book Overview

David Hume, philosopher, historian, economist, librarian, and essayist, was one of the great figures of the European Enlightenment. Unlike some of his famous contemporaries, however, he was not dogmatically committed to idealised conceptions of reason, liberty, and progress. Instead, Hume was a sceptic whose arguments questioned the reach and authority of human rationality, and who put the rivalrous passions of commercial life at the centre of his...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0198849788
• ISBN13: 9780198849780
• Release Date: December 2021
• Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
• Length: 144 Pages
• Weight: 0.35 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.3" x 4.5" x 6.9"