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Theory and Practice in the Philosophy of David Hume
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An original interpretation of Hume's philosophy as centered on the relationship between theory and practice. The author argues that Hume's Essays and History represent a humanist practical philosophy derived from the speculative philosophy of A Treatise of Human Nature and the Enquiries.
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Table of contents
- Cover
- Half-Title
- Title
- Copyright
- Contents
- Acknowledgments
- 1 Hume and the Problem of Theory and Practice in Philosophy and Political Theory
- 2 Hume’s Naturalism and Skepticism in the Treatise and His Appeal from Theory to Practice
- 3 The Systematic Theory of Theory of the Treatise of Human Nature
- 4 The Behaviorist Theory of Practice of the Treatise
- 5 The Practical Philosophies of Skepticism and Commercial Humanism
- 6 The Common Sense Theory of Theory in the Enquiries, Essays and History of England
- 7 The Common Sense Theory of Practice of the Later Works
- 8 Hume, Theory and Practice Today
- Notes
- Bibliography
- Index