There exists alongside the celebration of Hume's work for its philosophical brilliance and elegance of style considerable disagreement over the meaning of Hume's most famous doctrines, the precise nature of his philosophical greatness, and the value of his contributions for cont…
It is believed that Hume often wrote carelessly & contradicted himself, & that no unified, sound philosophy emerges from his writings. Garrett shows that such criticisms of Hume are without basis & that Hume presents a rich philosophy.
It is widely believed that Hume often wrote carelessly and contradicted himself, and that no unified, sound philosophy emerges from his writings. Don Garrett demonstrates that such criticisms of Hume are without basis. Offering fresh and trenchant solutions to longstanding probl…
"Beginning with an overview of Hume's life and work, Don Garrett introduces in clear and accessible style the central aspects of Hume's thought. These include Hume's lifelong exploration of the human mind; his theories of inductive inference and causation; skepticism and persona…
David Hume is the most important philosopher to have written in the English language, yet few philosophers have been more often misunderstood. In this introduction, Don Garrett introduces and assesses the full range of Hume's philosophy.
