Death and character : further reflections on Hume /

"Reviewing Annette Baier's 1995 work Moral Prejudices in the London Review of Books, Richard Rorty predicted that her work would be read hundreds of years hence; Baier's subsequent work has borne out such expectations, and this new book further extends her reach. Here she goes beyond...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Baier, Annette (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Cambridge, Massachusetts : Harvard University Press, 2008.
Subjects:
Hume, David, > 1711-1776. > Treatise of human nature.
Hume, David, > 1711-1776.
Hume, David, > 1711-1776
Treatise of human nature (Hume, David)
Knowledge, Theory of.
Reason.
Skepticism.
Philosophical anthropology.
Character.
Théorie de la connaissance.
Raison.
Scepticisme.
Anthropologie philosophique.
Caractère.
epistemology.
reason.
philosophical anthropology.
Character
Knowledge, Theory of
Philosophical anthropology
Reason
Skepticism
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Acting in character
  • Impersonation, the very idea
  • Hume's excellent hypocrites
  • Hume's treatment of Oliver Cromwell
  • Hume and the conformity of Bishop Tunstal
  • Hume's deathbed reading: a tale of three letters
  • Hume's impressions and his other metaphors
  • The life and mortality of the mind
  • Hume's labyrinth
  • A voice, as from the next room
  • The energy in the cause
  • Hume's post-impressionism
  • Why Hume asked us not to read the Treatise
  • Conclusion: Hume's curriculum vitae: his "own life," written by himself.

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