Hume's System: An Examination of the First Book of His Treatise

by David Pears

Book Overview

In this compelling analysis David Pears examines the foundations of Hume's theory of the mind as presented in the first book of the Treatise. Past studies have tended to take one of two extreme views: that Hume relies exclusively on a theory of meaning, or that he relies exclusively on a theory of truth and evidence. Steering a middle course between these positions, Pears argues that Hume's theory of ideas serves both functions. He examines in detail...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0198750994
• ISBN13: 9780198750994
• Release Date: February 1991
• Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
• Length: 216 Pages
• Weight: 0.70 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 6.2" x 8.7"