false http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1178212189m/771199.jpg 80311 33 A Treatise of Human Nature (1739-40), David Hume's comprehensive attempt to base philosophy on a new, observationally grounded study of human nature, is one of the most important texts in Western philosophy. It is also the focal point of current attempts to understand 18th-century philosophy. The Treatise first explains how we form such concepts as cause and effect, external existence, and personal identity, and to form compelling but unconfirmable beliefs in the entities represented by these concepts. It then offers a novel account of the passions, explains freedom and necessity as they apply to human choices and actions, and concludes with detailed explanations of how we distinguish between virtue and vice and of the different kinds of virtue. Hume's Abstract of the Treatise, also included in the volume, outlines his 'chief argument' regarding our conception of, and belief in, cause and effect. The texts printed in this volume are those of the critical edition of Hume's philosophical works now being published by the Clarendon Press. The volume includes a substantial introduction explaining the aims of the Treatise as a whole and of each of its ten parts, extensive annotations, a glossary of terms, a comprehensive index, and suggestions for further reading. 2649450 1740 A Treatise of Human Nature total:484|5:171|4:156|3:122|2:29|1:6| 484 1909 801 30 614905 0198245882 9780198245889 30 5 3.94 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1176340395m/614905.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/614905.A_Treatise_of_Human_Nature 5 2 false Thu Jun 01 00:00:00 -0700 1995 Fri Jun 15 10:19:58 -0700 2007 Fri Jun 15 10:57:28 -0700 2007
In my opinion, this is probably one of the most thoroughly logical and most disturbing books ever written. Hume's use of reason completely dissects that habituation that we call "intuition", and moreove...more...]]> 753394 0140432442 9780140432442 24 6 3.94 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1178050927m/753394.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/753394.A_Treatise_of_Human_Nature 0 1 false Wed Mar 25 13:33:39 -0700 2009 Wed May 06 09:47:55 -0700 2009
Thanks a lot, man! You and your fancy book just had to go and wake Immanuel Kant from his "dogmatic slumber", didn't you? And every single fucking time I pick up a philosophical tome like Critique of Pure Reason I have to be reminded of h...more...]]> 614896 0760771723 9780760771723 2 1 3.94 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1176340376m/614896.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/614896.A_Treatise_of_Human_Nature 5 1 false Sun Dec 07 10:14:12 -0800 2008 Sun Dec 07 10:15:38 -0800 2008 80311 1406927554 9781406927559 369 15 3.94 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1170981237m/80311.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/80311.A_Treatise_of_Human_Nature 5 0 false Sun Feb 01 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Tue May 12 11:17:39 -0700 2009 Tue May 19 15:53:57 -0700 2009 more...]]> 614905 0198245882 9780198245889 30 5 3.94 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1176340395m/614905.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/614905.A_Treatise_of_Human_Nature 5 0 false Sat Apr 01 00:00:00 -0800 1978 Sun Jun 07 13:01:12 -0700 2009 Sun Jun 07 13:04:46 -0700 2009 2 more...]]> 614905 0198245882 9780198245889 30 5 3.94 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1176340395m/614905.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/614905.A_Treatise_of_Human_Nature 5 0 false Thu Jun 18 23:08:31 -0700 2009 Thu Jun 18 23:11:10 -0700 2009 more...]]> 80311 1406927554 9781406927559 369 15 3.94 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1170981237m/80311.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/80311.A_Treatise_of_Human_Nature 3 0 false Fri Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 1999 Fri Apr 10 01:29:07 -0700 2009 Fri Apr 10 01:35:43 -0700 2009
One of my favorite quotes from this has to be, "What is natural and essential to anything is, in a manner, expected; and what is expected makes less impression." This quote, of course, is referring to what, of many things, h...more...]]> 80311 1406927554 9781406927559 369 15 3.94 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1170981237m/80311.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/80311.A_Treatise_of_Human_Nature 5 0 false Sat Jan 26 11:17:48 -0800 2008 Sat Jan 26 11:26:05 -0800 2008 more...]]> 771199 0198751729 9780198751724 50 3 3.94 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1178212189m/771199.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/771199.A_Treatise_of_Human_Nature 3 0 false Wed Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2003 Tue Jan 27 04:29:30 -0800 2009 Tue Jan 27 04:30:44 -0800 2009 80311 1406927554 9781406927559 369 15 3.94 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1170981237m/80311.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/80311.A_Treatise_of_Human_Nature 5 0 false Fri Dec 26 10:55:04 -0800 2008 Fri Dec 26 10:55:31 -0800 2008 80311 1406927554 9781406927559 369 15 3.94 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1170981237m/80311.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/80311.A_Treatise_of_Human_Nature 5 0 false Sat Oct 25 22:26:35 -0700 2008 Sat Oct 25 22:32:18 -0700 2008 more...]]> 80311 1406927554 9781406927559 369 15 3.94 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1170981237m/80311.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/80311.A_Treatise_of_Human_Nature 5 0 false Tue Apr 10 08:47:48 -0700 2007 Wed Apr 11 20:03:23 -0700 2007 more...]]> 80311 1406927554 9781406927559 369 15 3.94 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1170981237m/80311.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/80311.A_Treatise_of_Human_Nature 0 0 false Sun Mar 29 18:19:32 -0700 2009 Sun Mar 29 18:19:37 -0700 2009 80311 1406927554 9781406927559 369 15 3.94 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1170981237m/80311.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/80311.A_Treatise_of_Human_Nature 5 0 false Sat Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 1966 Mon Dec 29 02:15:51 -0800 2008 Sat Jan 17 11:17:46 -0800 2009 The great book of the Scottish Enlightenment]]> 753394 0140432442 9780140432442 24 6 3.94 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1178050927m/753394.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/753394.A_Treatise_of_Human_Nature 5 0 false Sun Jan 04 03:01:54 -0800 2009 Sun Jan 04 03:02:26 -0800 2009 80311 1406927554 9781406927559 369 15 3.94 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1170981237m/80311.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/80311.A_Treatise_of_Human_Nature 5 0 false Wed Mar 01 00:00:00 -0800 2006 Wed Aug 29 20:08:26 -0700 2007 Wed Aug 29 20:10:49 -0700 2007 If you find yourself blundering through writing assignments or failing to express yourself in a clear and concise manner, pick up this volume. It is a treatise of perspicacity as well as human nature. I long to be as succinct as David Hume. ]]> 614905 0198245882 9780198245889 30 5 3.94 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1176340395m/614905.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/614905.A_Treatise_of_Human_Nature 4 0 false Wed Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 1997 Sun Aug 12 18:35:39 -0700 2007 Sun Aug 12 18:36:29 -0700 2007 771199 0198751729 9780198751724 50 3 3.94 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1178212189m/771199.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/771199.A_Treatise_of_Human_Nature 0 0 false Wed Nov 12 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Tue Oct 28 07:00:40 -0700 2008 Wed Nov 12 09:42:57 -0800 2008 80311 1406927554 9781406927559 369 15 3.94 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1170981237m/80311.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/80311.A_Treatise_of_Human_Nature 0 0 false Wed Jun 06 20:04:22 -0700 2007 Thu Jun 14 16:35:58 -0700 2007
Good so far. Simple, straightforward. Stopped reading because I lost the mood for non-fiction. I blame Lovecraft, mostly. ]]> 80311 1406927554 9781406927559 369 15 3.94 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1170981237m/80311.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/80311.A_Treatise_of_Human_Nature 0 0 false Sat Nov 15 23:40:40 -0800 2008 Sat Nov 15 23:40:40 -0800 2008 http://books.google.com/books?id=5xJLAAA...]]> http://www.goodreads.com/book_link/follow/8?book_id=771199