An Enquiry concerning Human Understanding

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David Hume Peter Millican (Gilbert Ryle Fellow and Tutor in Philosophy, Hertford College, Oxford)

An Enquiry concerning Human Understanding

David Hume, Peter Millican (Gilbert Ryle Fellow and Tutor in Philosophy, Hertford College, Oxford)

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Oxford University Press
10 July 2008

Literature, Poetry & Criticism; Western philosophy: c 1600 to c 1900; Philosophy: epistemology & theory of knowledge; Philosophy of religion

Series: Oxford World's Classics

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'Commit it then to the flames: for it can contain nothing but sophistry and illusion.'

Thus ends David Hume's Enquiry concerning Human Understanding, the definitive statement of the greatest philosopher in the English language.

His arguments in support of reasoning from experience, and against the 'sophistry and illusion' of religiously inspired philosophical fantasies, caused controversy in the eighteenth century and are strikingly relevant today, when faith and science continue to clash.

The Enquiry considers the origin and processes of human thought, reaching the stark conclusion that we can have no ultimate understanding of the physical world, or indeed our own minds. In either sphere we must depend on instinctive learning from experience, recognizing our animal nature and the limits of reason. Hume's calm and open-minded scepticism thus aims to provide a new basis for science, liberating us from the 'superstition' of false metaphysics and religion. His Enquiry

remains one of the best introductions to the study of philosophy, and this edition places it in its historical and philosophical context.

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By: David Hume
Edited by: Peter Millican (Gilbert Ryle Fellow and Tutor in Philosophy Hertford College Oxford)
Imprint: Oxford University Press
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 197mm, Width: 129mm, Spine: 14mm
Weight: 212g
ISBN: 9780199549900
ISBN 10: 0199549907
Series: Oxford World's Classics
Pages: 304
Publication Date: 10 July 2008
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active