David Hume and the culture of Scottish Newtonianism : : methodology and ideology in Enlightenment inquiry / / by Tamas Demeter.
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...
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| Superior document: | Brill's Studies in Intellectual History, volume 259 |
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| Place / Publishing House: | Boston : : Brill,, [2016] ©2016 |
| Year of Publication: | 2016 |
| Language: | English |
| Series: | Brill's studies in intellectual history ;
v. 259. |
| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (233 p.) |
| Notes: | Description based upon print version of record. |
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| Summary: | 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. |
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| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 9004327320 |
| ISSN: | 0920-8607 ; |
| Hierarchical level: | Monograph |
| Statement of Responsibility: | by Tamas Demeter. |