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PublisherOxford University Press, Incorporated

ISBN-100198245882

ISBN-139780198245889

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Number of Pages768 Pages

Publication NameTreatise of Human Nature

LanguageEnglish

SubjectEpistemology, Ethics & Moral Philosophy, General

Publication Year1978

FeaturesRevised

TypeTextbook

AuthorDavid Hume

Subject AreaPhilosophy

FormatTrade Paperback

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Item Height1.3 in

Item Weight32.6 Oz

Item Length7.3 in

Item Width4.8 in

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Edition Number2

Intended AudienceCollege Audience

LCCN77-030415

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Reviews"This is the best edition around, especially for its glossary, index and the inclusion of the 'Abstract.'"--Professor Forrest Williams, University of Colorado "This is the best edition available with an excellent index and notes!"--George Aigla,St. Johns College, "These new Oxford University Press editions have been meticulously collated from various exatant versions. Each text has an excellent introduction including an overview of Hume's thought and an account of his life and times. Even the difficult, and rarely commented-on, chapters on space andtime are elucidated. There are also useful notes on the text and glossary. These scholarly new editions are ideally adapted for a whole range of readers, from beginners to experts." --Jane O'Grady, Catholic Herald, 4/8/00. 07/12/2000, "This is the best edition around, especially for its glossary, index and the inclusion of the 'Abstract.'"--Professor Forrest Williams, University of Colorado"This is the best edition available with an excellent index and notes!"--George Aigla, St. Johns College, "This is the best edition around, especially for its glossary, index and the inclusion of the 'Abstract.'"--Professor Forrest Williams, University of Colorado "This is the best edition available with an excellent index and notes!"--George Aigla, St. Johns College, 'These Oxford University Press editions have been meticulously collated from various exatant versions. Each text has an excellent introduction including an overview of Hume's thought and an account of his life and times. Even the difficult, and rarely commented-on, chapters on space and time are elucidated. There are also useful notes on the text and glossary. These scholarly new editions are ideally adapted for a whole range of readers, from beginnersto experts.'Jane O'Grady, Catholic Herald'More up-to-date both on general and on political philosophy than anything else I know ... be careful to buy an edition such as the Oxford one which contains at the end the Abstract, which is Hume's own summary and simplification of his main ideas.'Spectator, 'These new Oxford University Press editions have been meticulouslycollated from various exatant versions. Each text has an excellent introductionincluding an overview of Hume's thought and an account of his life and times.Even the difficult, and rarely commented-on, chapters on space and time areelucidated. There are also useful notes on the text and glossary. Thesescholarly new editions are ideally adapted for a whole range of readers, frombeginners to experts.'Jane O'Grady, Catholic Herald, 4/8/00., "More up-to-date both on general and on political philosophy than anything else I know ... be careful to buy an edition such as the Oxford one which contains at the end the Abstract, which is Hume's own summary and simplification of his main ideas." --Spectator 22/04/1998, 'More up-to-date both on general and on political philosophy than anything else I know ... be careful to buy an edition such as the Oxford one which contains at the end the Abstract, which is Hume's own summary and simplification of his main ideas.'Spectator

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Table Of ContentINTRODUCTION BOOK I: OF THE UNDERSTANDINGBOOK I: OF THE UNDERSTANDINGPart I, Of ideas; their origin, composition, abstraction, connexion, &c.Part II, Of the ideas of space and timePart III, Of knowledge and probabilityPart IV, Of the sceptical and other systems of PhilosophyBOOK II: OF THE PASSIONSPart I, Of pride and humilityPart II, Of love and hatredPart III, Of the will and direct passionsBOOK III: Of MoralsPart I, Of virtue and vice in generalPart II, Of Justice and injusticePart III. Of other virtues and vicesAppendixAbstract of TreatiseTextual notesIndex

Edition DescriptionRevised edition

SynopsisReprinted from the original edition in three volumes and edited, with an analytical index, by L. A. Selby-Bigge. Revised by P. H. Nidditch., David Hume's Treatise of Human Nature, composed before the author was twenty-eight years old, was published in 1739 and 1740. In revising the late L.A. Selby-Bigge's edition of Hume's Treatise Professor Nidditch corrected verbal errors and took account of Hume's manuscript amendments. He also supplied the text of the Abstract of the Treatise following the original 1740 edition and provided an apparatus of variant readings., David Hume's Treatise of Human Nature, composed before the author was twenty-eight years old, was published in 1739 and 1740.

LC Classification NumberB1485 1978