David Hume and the culture of Scottish Newtonianism :: methodology and ideology in Enlightenment inquiry /

David Hume has a canonical place in the context of moral philosophy, but his insights are less frequently discussed in relation to natural philosophy. David Hume and the Culture of Scottish Newtonianism offers a discussion of Hume's methodological and ideological commitments in matters of knowl...

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1. Verfasser: Demeter, Tamás (VerfasserIn)
Format: Elektronisch E-Book
Sprache:English
Veröffentlicht: Boston : Brill, 2016.
Schriftenreihe:Brill's studies in intellectual history.
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Zusammenfassung:David Hume has a canonical place in the context of moral philosophy, but his insights are less frequently discussed in relation to natural philosophy. David Hume and the Culture of Scottish Newtonianism offers a discussion of Hume's methodological and ideological commitments in matters of knowledge as reflected in his language and outlook. Tamás Demeter argues that several aspects of Hume's moral philosophy reflect post-Newtonian tendencies in the aftermath of the Opticks , and show affinities with Newton-inspired Scottish physiology and chemistry. Consequently, when Hume describes his project as an 'anatomy of the mind' he uses a metaphor that expresses his commitment to study human cognitive and affective functioning on analogy with active and organic nature, and not with the Principia 's world of inert matter.
Beschreibung:1 online resource
Bibliographie:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9789004327320
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