false http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1175872807m/567931.jpg 567931 1 Hume is one of the greatest of all British philosophers, and even in his own lifetime was celebrated as one of the pivotal figures of the Enlightenment. A central theme of his philosophy is the conviction that questions traditionally thought of as completely independent of the scientific realmDSquestions about the mind, about morality, and about God, for exampleDSare actually best explained using the experimental methods characteristic of the natural sciences. Hume's 'naturalist' approach to a wide variety of philosophical topics resulted in highly original theories about perception, self-identity, causation, morality, politics, and religion, all of which are discussed in this stimulating introduction by A J Ayer, himself one of the twentieth century's most important philosophers. Ayer also gives an account of Hume's fascinating life and character, and includes generous quotations from Hume's lucid and often witty writings. 554999 18 1 2000 Hume: A Very Short Introduction (Very Short Introductions) total:4|5:0|4:0|3:3|2:0|1:1| 4 10 12 1 1 1 false false Mon Mar 23 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Mon Mar 02 07:41:18 -0800 2009 Wed Mar 25 13:17:27 -0700 2009 more...]]> 0 0 false false Fri Aug 21 08:03:34 -0700 2009 Fri Aug 21 08:03:34 -0700 2009 0 0 false false Mon Jul 20 06:16:53 -0700 2009 Mon Jul 20 06:16:53 -0700 2009 0 0 false false Thu Jun 11 17:13:31 -0700 2009 Thu Jun 11 17:13:31 -0700 2009 0 0 false false Thu May 21 08:09:57 -0700 2009 Thu May 21 08:09:57 -0700 2009 0 0 false false Tue May 19 11:06:29 -0700 2009 Tue May 19 11:06:29 -0700 2009 0 0 false false Tue Feb 10 17:22:34 -0800 2009 Tue Feb 10 17:22:34 -0800 2009 3 0 true false Wed Nov 19 16:16:48 -0800 2008 Mon Nov 17 12:54:36 -0800 2008 Wed Nov 19 16:16:48 -0800 2008 0 0 false false Sun Oct 05 16:40:54 -0700 2008 Sun Oct 05 16:40:54 -0700 2008 3 0 false false Thu Aug 14 15:12:24 -0700 2008 Thu Aug 14 15:12:24 -0700 2008 3 0 false false Fri Jul 04 09:48:12 -0700 2008 Fri Jul 04 09:48:12 -0700 2008 0 0 false false Wed Mar 26 07:34:45 -0700 2008 Wed Mar 26 07:34:45 -0700 2008 http://www.goodreads.com/book_link/follow/8?book_id=567931