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David Hume, Sceptic
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Paperback. Series: SpringerBriefs in Philosophy. Num Pages: 141 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DBKS; 3JF; HPCD1; PDA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 8. Weight in Grams: 232.
This book studies Hume’s scepticism and its roots, context, and role in the philosopher’s life. It relates how Hume wrote his philosophy in a time of tumult, as the millennia-old metaphysical tradition that placed humans and their cognitive abilities in an ontological framework collapsed and gave way to one that placed the autonomy of the individual in its center. It then discusses the birth of modernity that Descartes inaugurated and Kant completed with his Copernican revolution that moved philosophy from Being to the Self. It shows how modernity gave rise to a new kind of scepticism, involving doubt not just ... Read more
This book studies Hume’s scepticism and its roots, context, and role in the philosopher’s life. It relates how Hume wrote his philosophy in a time of tumult, as the millennia-old metaphysical tradition that placed humans and their cognitive abilities in an ontological framework collapsed and gave way to one that placed the autonomy of the individual in its center. It then discusses the birth of modernity that Descartes inaugurated and Kant completed with his Copernican revolution that moved philosophy from Being to the Self. It shows how modernity gave rise to a new kind of scepticism, involving doubt not just ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Springer International Publishing AG Switzerland
Number of pages
141
Condition
New
Series
SpringerBriefs in Philosophy
Number of Pages
126
Place of Publication
Cham, Switzerland
ISBN
9783319437927
SKU
V9783319437927
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