Essays and Treatises on Philosophical Subjects
À propos de cet e-book
This edition’s introduction comments on the historical origins and evolution of the four parts and draws attention to how they mutually inform and support one another. The text is based on the first (1758) edition of Hume’s Essays and Treatises on Several Subjects. Notes advise the reader of the changes made in the final (1777) edition. Excerpts from the work of some of Hume’s most important contemporary critics are included as appendices. Hume’s abundant references to ancient historians, geographers, poets, and philosophers—many of them now quite obscure—are rendered accessible in this volume through extensive textual notes and a bibliography of online sources.
À propos de l'auteur
Lorne Falkenstein is Professor of Philosophy at the University of Western Ontario.
Neil McArthur is Associate Professor of Philosophy at the University of Manitoba.
