David Hume: A Treatise of Human Nature Volume 1: Texts (Clarendon Edition of the Works of David Hume)

David and Mary Norton present the definitive scholarly edition of one of the greatest philosophical works ever written. This first volume contains the critical text of David Hume's __Treatise of Human Nature__ (1739/40), followed by the short __Abstract__ (1740) in which Hume set out the key arguments of the larger work; the volume concludes with __A Letter from a Gentleman to his Friend in Edinburgh__ (1745), Hume's defence of the __Treatise__ when it was under attack from ministers seeking to prevent Hume's appointment as Professor of Moral Philosophy at the University of Edinburgh.

David and Mary Norton present the definitive scholarly edition of Hume's Treatise, one of the greatest philosophical works ever written. The first volume contains the critical text of David Hume's Treatise of Human Nature (1739/40), followed by the short Abstract (1740) in which Hume set out the key arguments of the larger work; the volume concludes with A Letter from a Gentleman to his Friend in Edinburgh (1745), Hume's later defense of the Treatise.

This volume contains the text of David Hume's 'Treatise of Human Nature' (1739/40), followed by the short 'Abstract' (1740) in which Hume set out the key arguments of the larger work. This volume concludes with 'A Letter from a Gentleman to his Friend inEdinburgh' (1745) v. 1. Texts v. 2. Editorial material, including, historical account of A treatise of human nature from its beginnings to the time of Hume's death / David Fate Norton. The eighteenth-century Scottish philosopher's classic work on human understanding and morals.