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Routledge Philosophy Guidebook to Hume on Morality (Routledge Philosophy Guidebooks)
Routledge Philosophy Guidebook to Hume on Morality - Routledge Philosophy Guidebooks Author:James Baillie David Hume (1711-76) is one of the greatest figures in the history of British philosophy. Of all of Hume's writings, the philosophically most profound is undoubtedly his first, A Treatise on Human Nature.Hume on Morality introduces and assesses: Hume's life and the background of the Treatise; the ideas and text in the Tr... more »eatise; and Hume's continuing importance to philosophy. James Baillie provides us with a map to Books 2 and 3 of the Treatise, focusing on Hume's theory of the passions and morality. This book sets out its principal ideas and arguments of the Treatise in a clear and readable way and is ideal for anyone coming to Hume's work for the first time.« less