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The concealed influence of custom : Hume's Treatise from the inside out /

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Jay L. Garfield defends two exegetical theses regarding Hume's Treatise on Human Nature. The first is that Book II is the theoretical foundation of the Treatise. Second, Garfield argues that we cannot understand Hume's project without an appreciation of his own understanding of custom, and...

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Main Author: Garfield, Jay L., 1955- (Author)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: New York, NY : Oxford University Press, [2019]
Subjects:
Hume, David, > 1711-1776. > Treatise of human nature.
Treatise of human nature (Hume, David)
Knowledge, Theory of.
Philosophy, English.
Théorie de la connaissance.
Philosophie anglaise.
epistemology.
PHILOSOPHY > Movements > Humanism.
Knowledge, Theory of
Philosophy, English
Electronic books.
Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
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Summary:Jay L. Garfield defends two exegetical theses regarding Hume's Treatise on Human Nature. The first is that Book II is the theoretical foundation of the Treatise. Second, Garfield argues that we cannot understand Hume's project without an appreciation of his own understanding of custom, and in particular, without an appreciation of the grounding of his thought about custom in the legal theory and debates of his time. -- Provided by publisher.
Physical Description:1 online resource
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9780190933418
0190933410
9780190933401
0190933402