Bücher von David Hume

This text introduces David Hume's philosophy to a European culture. It presents challenging views about the limited powers of human understanding, the attractions of scepticism, the compatibility of free will and determinism, and weaknesses in the foundations of religion.

The 18th-century collection of philosophical articles "Essays" was penned by Scottish Enlightenment philosopher David Hume. The essays' broad range of subjects reflects Hume's varied interests in politics, literature, and philosophy. "A Treatise of Human Nature," one of Hume's most important essays, examines human thinking and makes the case for a more sceptical and empirical philosophy. He promotes a study of human nature based on observation and experience, challenging conventional beliefs about causality, identity, and the nature of knowledge. Hume's writing is distinguished by its empiricism, wit, and clarity. His writings, which provide insights into human nature, the basis of knowledge, and the difficulties of moral and aesthetic judgments, continue to have an impact on the domains of philosophy and economics. The compilation offers a thorough understanding of Hume's contributions to philosophy and is still studied because of its significant influence on Western thought.

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Dans "Ma Vie" de David Hume, traduit en français par Jean-Baptiste Antoine Suard, l'auteur relate son parcours personnel, intellectuel, et philosophique. Hume, en tant que philosophe écossais majeur du XVIIIe siècle, partage des anecdotes sur sa vie, ses influences, et ses expériences qui ont façonné sa pensée.L'ouvrage contient des réflexions sur ses travaux philosophiques, ses relations avec d'autres penseurs de l'époque, ainsi que sur les événements historiques marquants de son temps. Hume partage ses perspectives sur la nature humaine, la religion, et d'autres sujets qui ont occupé une place importante dans son ¿uvre.extrait : Il est difficile de parler de soi longtemps sans vanité. Je serai donc court. On pourra cependant regarder comme un trait de vanité la fantaisie que j'ai d'écrire ma vie; mais ce récit ne contiendra guère que l'histoire de mes écrits; et en effet, presque toute ma vie s'est consumée en occupations et en travaux littéraires. D'ailleurs, le genre de succès qu'ont eu d'abord la plupart de mes ouvrages n'est pas fait pour être un sujet de vanité.En 1751, je quittai la campagne pour la ville, qui est la véritable résidence d'un homme de lettres. En 1752, je publiai à Edimbourg, où je vivais alors, mes Discours politiques, le seul de mes ouvrages qui ait eu du succès en paraissant. Il fut très bien accueilli et en Angleterre et en Écosse. On publia à Londres dans la même année mes Recherches sur les principes de la morale, celui de tous mes écrits, historiques, philosophiques ou littéraires, qui (s'il m'est permis d'avoir une opinion sur ce sujet) me paraît sans comparaison le meilleur. On n'y fit aucune attention lorsqu'il parut.Je terminerai ceci en historien exact, par la peinture de mon caractère. Je suis, ou plutôt j'étais (car c'est le ton que je dois prendre en parlant de moi, et qui m'enhardit même à dire ce que je pense), j'étais, dis-je, un homme d'un caractère doux, maître de moi-même, d'une humeur ouverte, gaie et sociale, capable d'amitié, mais très peu susceptible de haine, et très modéré dans toutes mes passions. Le désir même de la renommée littéraire, qui a été ma passion dominante, n'a jamais aigri mon caractère, malgré les fréquents revers que j'ai éprouvés. Ma conversation n'était désagréable ni aux jeunes gens, ni aux oisifs, ni aux hommes studieux et instruits; et comme je trouvais un plaisir particulier dans la société des femmes honnêtes, je n'ai pas eu lieu d'être mécontent de la manière dont j'en ai été traité. En un mot, quoiqu'il n'y ait guère eu d'hommes distingués en quelque genre que ce soit qui n'aient eu à se plaindre de la calomnie, je n'ai jamais senti l'atteinte de sa dent envenimée; et quoique je me sois exposé assez légèrement à la rage des factions politiques et religieuses, elles ont paru se dépouiller en ma faveur de leur férocité ordinaire. Mes amis n'ont jamais eu besoin de justifier aucune circonstance de ma conduite ni de mon caractère. Ce n'est pas que les fanatiques n'eussent été disposés, comme on peut bien le croire, à fabriquer et à répandre des fables à mon désavantage, mais ils n'ont jamais pu en inventer une seule qui eût quelque apparence de probabilité. Je ne puis pas dire qu'il n'y ait point de vanité à faire ainsi ma propre oraison funèbre, mais j'espère que du moins, on ne la trouvera pas hors de propos : c'est un point de fait qui va être bientôt éclairci et constaté.

Philosophical Works, v. 2 (of 4) ; Including All the Essays, and Exhibiting the More Important Alterations and Corrections in the Successive Editions Published by the Author, a classical book, has been considered essential throughout the human history, and so that this work is never forgotten we at Alpha Editions have made efforts in its preservation by republishing this book in a modern format for present and future generations. This whole book has been reformatted, retyped and designed. These books are not made of scanned copies of their original work and hence the text is clear and readable.

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Extracted from: Enquiries Concerning the Human Understanding, and Concerning the Principles of Morals, By David Hume. Reprinted from The Posthumous Edition of 1777, and Edited with Introduction, Comparative Tables of Contents, and Analytical Index by L.A. Selby-Bigge, M.A., Late Fellow of University College, Oxford.

A splendid edition. Schneewind's illuminating introduction succinctly situates the Enquiry in its historical context, clarifying its relationship to Calvinism, to Newtonian science, and to earlier moral philosophers, and providing a persuasive account of Hume's ethical naturalism. Yet several writers who have honoured the Author's Philosophy with answers, have taken care to direct all their batteries against that juvenile work, which the author never acknowledged, and have affected to triumph in any advantages, which, they imagined, they had obtained over it: A practice very contrary to all rules of candour and fair-dealing, and a strong instance of those polemical artifices which a bigotted zeal thinks itself authorized to employ. Henceforth, the Author desires, that the following Pieces may alone be regarded as containing his philosophical sentiments and principles.

Sent blind soon after birth David Hume stubbornly refused to live the limited life well-meaning elders and social norms expected. 'I do not wake in the morning and regret I'm blind. No, I wake and look to another win in a busy life.' To date, that encompasses years in a blind institute, two marriages, grieving for two outstanding wives, founding recruiting firms, devising marketing techniques, facing business collapse, sailing ocean races and through much of it, being the lead singer in popular bands. If you enjoy a short biography that inspires, saddens, cheers and sticks in your memory, then don't put aside Blind Without Barriers.This eloquently written memoir is about sheer determination, resilience, and the courage to overcome the odds. It's also about a man who refused to accept that a 'normal life' was beyond his reach.

The Enquiry Concerning the Principles of Morals is a refinement of Hume's thinking on morality, in which he views sympathy as the fact of human nature lying at the basis of all social life and personal happiness. Instead of beginning his moral inquiry with questions of how morality ought to operate, he purports to investigate primarily how we actually do make moral judgments. Of The Enquiry Concerning the Principles of Morals Hume said, "of all my writings, historical, philosophical, or literary, incomparably the best."This book has stood the test of time, and has been considered by academicians and scholars of great significance and value to literature. This forms a part of the knowledge base for future generations.

A classic work of religious philosophy, Dialogues Concerning Natural Religion is Scottish philosopher David Hume's famous examination of the nature of God. Through dialogue three fictional characters named Demea, Philo, and Cleanthes debate the nature of God's existence. While all three agree that a god exists, they differ sharply in opinion as to God's nature. They also differ as to whether or not humankind can come to knowledge of a deity.

Controversial and widely debated since its publication, An Enquiry Concerning Human Understanding is a classic of empiricist philosophy whose questions remain as relevant today as ever.Philosopher David Hume was considered to be one of the most important figures in the age of Scottish enlightenment. In An Enquiry Concerning Human Understanding, Hume discusses the weakness that humans have in their abilities to comprehend the world around them, what is referred to in the title as human understanding. Hume also discusses including the limits of human understanding, the compatibility of free will with determinism, weaknesses in the foundations of religion, and the appeal of skepticism.A major work in the empiricist school of thought that included John Locke and George Berkeley, Hume's work influenced such later authors as Adam Smith, Immanuel Kant, and Jeremy Bentham. A great introduction to the philosophy of David Hume, "An Enquiry Concerning Human Understanding" and the ideas within it are as intriguing today as when they were first written.

'One of the greatest of all philosophical works, covering knowledge, imagination, emotion, morality, and justice.'David Hume's comprehensive three-volume A Treatise of Human Nature has withstood the test of time and has had enormous impact on subsequent philosophical thought. Hume whom Kant famously credited with having "interrupted my dogmatic slumber and gave my investigations in the field of speculative philosophy a quite new direction" intended this work as an observationally grounded study of human nature. He employed John Locke's empiric principles, constructing a theory of knowledge to serve as a foundation for the evaluation of metaphysical ideas. 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. The second part surveys the passions, from pride and humility to contempt and respect, analyzing their roles in human choices and actions. The book concludes with a meditation on morals and an in-depth explanation of the perceived distinctions between virtue and vice.One of philosophy's most important works and a key to modern studies of 18th-century Western thought, A Treatise of Human Nature is essential reading for all students of philosophy and history.

He says knowledge comes from sense impressions, and ideas are a copy; they are less clear and intense than the original impression. The mind brings thoughts via their association, what he calls "a principle of connection." They resemble contiguity, cause, and results. There are two different ways to justify a causal case: relations of thoughts or matters of truth. For example, "This room doesn't have four walls" isn't problematic; the room could have three walls. The authenticity of any statement relies upon its establishment in experience or the memory of the experience. Hume argues that the possibility of a causal connection joining one event with another is just a psychological habit. The conviction that the sun will rise tomorrow connects with the level of probability that it will. Since he denies information on causation, Hume doesn't feel that things occur by coincidence. Belief in probability judgments communicates a degree of certainty about a future event. The hypothesis of Hume contends that human activity is administered by regular regulations, similarly as normal occasions are represented by regulations. Human thought processes are not really associated with their activities, but rather, Hume contends, they are continually conjoined.

David Hume, a Scottish philosopher, wrote Dialogues Concerning Natural Religion, which was originally printed in 1779. Three philosophers named Demea, Philo, and Cleanthes engage in a discourse in which they discuss the essence of God's existence. Scholars disagree as to whether or not these titles refer to particular philosophers, ancient or modern. All three of them acknowledge the existence of a god, but their views on God's nature or qualities and whether or not people may acquire knowledge of a deity are very different. A variety of reasons for the presence of God and arguments put forth by those who think we can learn more about God's nature are discussed by Hume's characters in the Dialogues. The argument from design, for which Hume employs a house, and whether there is more suffering or good in the world are two examples of such hot-button issues. A variety of reasons for the presence of God and arguments put forth by those who think we can learn more about God's nature are discussed by Hume's characters in the Dialogues. The argument from design, for which Hume employs a house, and whether there is more suffering or good in the world are two examples of such hot-button issues.