Theory and Practice in the Philosophy of David HumeAn original interpretation of Hume's philosophy as centered on the relationship between theory and practice. The author argues that Hume's Essays and History represent a humanist practical philosophy derived from the speculative philosophy of A Treatise of Human Nature and the Enquiries . |
Contents
Humes Naturalism and Skepticism in the Treatise and | |
The Systematic Theory of Theory of the Treatise of Human Nature | |
The Behaviorist Theory of Practice of the Treatise | |
The Practical Philosophies of Skepticism and Commercial | |
The Common Sense Theory of Theory in the Enquiries Essays | |
The Common Sense Theory of Practice of the Later Works | |
Hume Theory and Practice Today | |
Notes | |
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