An Enquiry Concerning Human Understanding by David Hume
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"An Enquiry Concerning Human Understanding" by David Hume is a philosophical work published in 1748. This revision of Hume's earlier treatise presents his empiricist philosophy in a shorter, more accessible form. Hume explores fundamental questions about human knowledge: how we form ideas from sensory impressions, why we connect thoughts in certain patterns, and whether experience can truly justify our beliefs about cause and effect. The work examines the distinction between logical reasoning
and factual knowledge, challenging readers to question the foundations of human understanding itself. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
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| Author | Hume, David, 1711-1776 |
|---|---|
| Editor | Selby-Bigge, L. A. (Lewis Amherst), Sir, 1860-1951 |
| Title | An Enquiry Concerning Human Understanding |
| Note | Wikipedia page about this book: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/An_Enquiry_Concerning_Human_Understanding |
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Produced by Jonathan Ingram and Project Gutenberg Distributed Proofreaders |
| Reading Level | Reading ease score: 47.8 (College-level). Difficult to read. |
| Language | English |
| LoC Class | B: Philosophy, Psychology, Religion |
| Subject | Ethics |
| Subject | Knowledge, Theory of |
| Category | Text |
| eBook-No. | 9662 |
| Release Date | Jan 1, 2006 |
| Last Update | Jan 30, 2021 |
| Copyright | Public domain in the USA. |
| Downloads | 6823 downloads in the last 30 days. |
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