Hume's Reason

by David W.D. Owen

Book Overview

David Owen explores Hume's account of reason and its role in human understanding, seen in the context of other notable accounts by philosophers of the early modern period. Many of the most famous problems that Hume discusses, and many of the positions that he advocates, are expressed in termsof reason. It is central to his arguments about induction, belief, scepticism, the passions, and moral distinctions; to understand Hume's influential views on...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: B008Y00418
• ISBN13: 9780198238317
• Release Date: March 2000
• Publisher: Oxford University Press, Incorporated
• Length: 244 Pages
• Weight: 0.88 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 5.4" x 8.5"