Impressions of Hume
ISBN13: 9780199256525ISBN10: 0199256527
Hardback,
322 pages
Aug 2005,
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Description
Impressions of Hume collects brand-new essays from leading scholars in different philosophical, historiographical, and literary traditions within which Hume is a canonical figure. To some his writings are vehicles for intuitions, problems, and arguments which are at the center of contemporary philosophical reflection; others locate Hume's views against the background of concerns and debates of his own time. Hume's texts may be read as highly sophisticated literary-cum-philosophical creations, or as moments in the construction of the ideology of modernity; these are "open" texts which present their reader with a bounty of different materials and inspirations.Features
- Interdisciplinary perspectives on a philosophical giant
- International line-up of eminent contributors
- Explores unusual aspects of Hume's thought and legacy
Reviews
"Impressions of Hume is an accessible volumeThe collection is a valuable resource, sustained by elegant, clear, and nuanced portraits of Hume's thought. It certainly deserves a place as a new and worthy contribution to the field."--Journal of the History of Philosophy
About the Author(s)
Edited by Marina Frasca-Spada, Department of History and Philosophy of Science, Cambridge University, and P. J. E. Kail, Department of Philosophy, University of Edinburgh
