A Treatise of Human Nature

出版者:Penguin Classics

作者:David Hume

页数:688

出版时间:1985-10-31

价格:GBP 14.99

装帧:Paperback

isbn号码:9780140432442

具体描述

One of the most significant works of Western philosophy, Hume's Treatise was published in 1739-40, before he was thirty years old. 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. With masterly eloquence, Hume denies the immortality of the soul and the reality of space; considers the manner in which we form concepts of identity, cause and effect; and speculates upon the nature of freedom, virtue and emotion. Opposed both to metaphysics and to rationalism, Hume's philosophy of informed scepticism sees man not as a religious creation, nor as a machine, but as a creature dominated by sentiment, passion and appetite.

作者简介

David hume (1711-76) devoted himself from early youth to 'philosophy and great learning'. A Treatise of Human Nature (1739-40) was not well received on publication, but is now viewed as his masterpiece.

Ernest Campbell Mossner is the author of many books on Hume. He has received fellowships from Columbia, Guggenheim and Fulbright, and has held the post of Professor of English and Philosophy at the University of Texas.

目录信息

A Treatise of Human Nature Introduction
Suggestions for Further Reading
A Note on the Text
A TREATISE OF HUMAN NATURE
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The Contents
Introduction
Book I: Of the Understanding
Book II: Of the Passions
Book III: Of Morals
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Reason is and ought only to be a slave to the passions.

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仅第二卷和一部分第三卷。教之前搞得很紧张，生怕被问各种答不出来的问题。后来发现真是多虑了：同学们由于一头雾水于是甚至都不知道该问什么。