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A Treatise of Human Nature: Being an Attempt to Introduce the Experimental Method of Reasoning into Moral Subjects (1739–40) is a book by Scottish philosopher David Hume, considered by many to be Hume's most important work and one of the most influential works in the history of philosophy. [1]
Feb 18, 2023 · One of philosophy’s most important works and a key to modern studies of 18th-century Western thought, A Treatise of Human Nature is essential reading for all students of philosophy and history.
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A pinnacle of English empiricism, it is a comprehensive attempt to apply scientific methods of observation to a study of human nature, and a vigorous attack upon the principles of traditional metaphysical thought.
Jun 15, 2007 · Beginning with his A Treatise of Human Nature (1739), Hume strove to create a total naturalistic "science of man" that examined the psychological basis of human nature. In opposition to the rationalists who preceded him, most notably René Descartes, he concluded that desire rather than reason governed human behaviour.
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Jan 13, 2011 · ISBN: 9780199596348. Number of pages: 754. Weight: 1130 g. Dimensions: 234 x 161 x 40 mm. Buy David Hume: A Treatise of Human Nature by David Fate Norton, Mary J. Norton from Waterstones today! Click and Collect from your local Waterstones or get FREE UK delivery on orders over £25.
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David Hume's comprehensive attempt to base philosophy on a new, observationally grounded study of human nature is one of the most important texts in Western philosophy.
