'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. ABOUT THE SERIES: For over 100 years Oxford World's Classics has made available the widest range of literature from around the globe. Each affordable volume reflects Oxford's commitment to scholarship, providing the most accurate text plus a wealth of other valuable features, including expert introductions by leading authorities, helpful notes to clarify the text, up-to-date bibliographies for further study, and much more.
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一 休謨給自己寫的自傳中說,自己不喜歡學法律,也嘗試瞭經商,但是毫無興趣,唯一的熱愛,在於思考哲學和一般學問。老王說,每個人一生都有一個主題。休謨就是哲學沉思,就像蘇格拉底的探索知識,笛卡爾、康德和斯賓諾莎也是如此。或許我也是如此,因為我在彆的很多工作或生活...
評分博爾赫斯有一篇有名的短篇小說--《死亡與指南針》,裏麵說瞭這樣一個戲劇性的故事:有個熱衷推理的警長在12月3日發現瞭一起凶殺案,在凶案現場,警長把一部宗教意味濃厚的書跟一個字母作為重要綫索,並登載在報紙上。巧的是,1月3日又發生瞭一起死亡事件,而且現場齣現...
評分休謨的這本書我主要關心他如何考慮瞭人的知識形成。其他關於自由以及神跡部分不感興趣。 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 考察對象 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 考慮兩類研究對象:第一是觀念的關係,第二是實際的事情。前者是純粹靠人的思考就可以進行。最典型的是數...
評分休謨問題的最大貢獻,就在於給哲學和自然科學提齣瞭最具基礎性的問題,因為他所質疑的,是知識大廈之所以能夠佇立的最基礎的地基。或許這個問題本身就是無解的,就像每個哲學傢都在思考的“哲學是什麼”或“人是什麼”一樣,答案永遠沒有找到的一天,對於地基的撼動似乎並沒有...
評分【按語:發錶於1748年的《人類理解研究》是休謨改寫《人性論》的第一部分的結果。思想較為簡潔:知覺有印象以及觀念(印象的摹本)兩種;事實的推論都基於因果關係,而因果關係僅僅是基於經驗的習慣。深入分析必然性(necessity)觀念,發現這不過是經驗到的物象的恒常會閤(co...
圖書標籤: 哲學 Hume psychology 認知科學 心理學 休謨 西方哲學 英國
對於休謨來說,幾何學裏清晰明白的證明,和日常生活中可疑的論斷,在本質上並無區彆:它們的“對錯”隻是取決於它們"vividness"的多少而已。而vividness歸根結底隻是一種感情。如此說來,人類不是理性的動物,而是感性的。Treatise裏好像有這麼一句: Reason is, and ought only to be the slave of the passions, and can never pretend to any other office than to serve and obey them.
評分對於休謨來說,幾何學裏清晰明白的證明,和日常生活中可疑的論斷,在本質上並無區彆:它們的“對錯”隻是取決於它們"vividness"的多少而已。而vividness歸根結底隻是一種感情。如此說來,人類不是理性的動物,而是感性的。Treatise裏好像有這麼一句: Reason is, and ought only to be the slave of the passions, and can never pretend to any other office than to serve and obey them.
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評分對於休謨來說,幾何學裏清晰明白的證明,和日常生活中可疑的論斷,在本質上並無區彆:它們的“對錯”隻是取決於它們"vividness"的多少而已。而vividness歸根結底隻是一種感情。如此說來,人類不是理性的動物,而是感性的。Treatise裏好像有這麼一句: Reason is, and ought only to be the slave of the passions, and can never pretend to any other office than to serve and obey them.
評分Section 4 5 6 7 8 12
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