Hume's Skepticism in the Treatise of Human Nature [Hardcover]

This work, first published in 1985, offers a general interpretation of Humes Treatise of Human Nature. Most Hume scholarship has either neglected or downplayed an important aspect of Humes position  his scepticism. This book puts that right, examining in close detail the sceptical arguments in Humes philosophy.

1. Aspects of Humes Skepticism  2. Humes Skepticism Concerning Reason  3. Humes Answer to Bayles Skepticism Concerning Extension  4. Causality, Necessity and Induction  5. Skepticism and the Triumph of the Imagination  6. Skepticism with Regard to the Senses  7. Humes Natural History of Philosophy  8. The Soul and the Self  9. Reason and the Passions  10. Reason and Morals  11. Conclusion

This work, first published in 1985, offers a general interpretation of Humes Treatise of Human Nature. Most Hume scholarship has either neglected or downplayed an important aspect of Humes position  his scepticism. This book puts that right, examining in close detail the sceptical arguments in Humes philosophy.