{"title":"David Hume","description":null,"products":[{"product_id":"an-enquiry-concerning-human-understanding","title":"An Enquiry Concerning Human Understanding","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eFirst published in 1748 as \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePhilosophical Essays Concerning Human Understanding\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e and later retitled \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAn Enquiry Concerning Human Understanding\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, David Hume’s landmark work asks what human beings can truly know, and how far reason can take us. Through a series of lucid, carefully argued essays, the Scottish philosopher examines the origins of ideas, the nature of cause and effect, the foundations of belief and the limits of certainty, challenging assumptions that had long underpinned European philosophy.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAt the heart of Hume’s argument is the unsettling claim that much of what we take for rational knowledge rests instead on habit and experience, while questions of religion, miracles and human freedom demand a more sceptical examination. Written with unusual clarity and intellectual restraint, the \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan\u003eEnquiry\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e distils many of the central concerns of the Scottish Enlightenment and remains a defining text in empiricism, shaping later thinkers from Immanuel Kant to contemporary philosophers of mind. Its enduring invitation is not to abandon reason, but to recognise its limits and approach the world with greater intellectual humility.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eFrom the book\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan\u003e“Custom, then, is the great guide of human life.”\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e— David Hume, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAn Enquiry Concerning Human Understanding\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eOn \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAn Enquiry Concerning Human Understanding\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan\u003e“The best introduction to the lineaments of Hume’s general philosophy.”\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e— Stephen Buckle, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan\u003eHume’s Enlightenment Tract\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Gardner's EU","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":64068099703114,"sku":null,"price":0.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":false}]},{"product_id":"dialogues-concerning-natural-religion","title":"Dialogues Concerning Natural Religion","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePublished posthumously in 1779, David Hume’s \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan\u003eDialogues Concerning Natural Religion\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e stages a searching debate about the existence and nature of God through three fictional interlocutors: the devout Demea, the rationalist Cleanthes and the sceptical Philo. Their conversations examine whether the apparent order of the natural world proves the existence of a divine creator, how suffering can be reconciled with divine goodness, and whether human reason can ever establish certainty about the ultimate nature of existence.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eDrawing on the tradition of classical philosophical dialogue, Hume allows competing arguments to unfold without offering an entirely straightforward resolution, making the work as intellectually provocative as it is elegantly composed. Written during the Enlightenment but withheld from publication during his lifetime, it stands among the most influential and enduring works in the philosophy of religion, challenging assumptions about faith, evidence and the limits of human understanding. Its questions remain alive wherever philosophy, science and religious belief meet.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eFrom the book\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan\u003e“The whole of nature is a riddle, an enigma, an inexplicable mystery.”\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e— David Hume, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan\u003eDialogues Concerning Natural Religion\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eOn \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eDialogues Concerning Natural Religion\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan\u003e“One of the most influential works in the philosophy of religion.”\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e— Cambridge University Press\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Gardner's EU","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":64068105896266,"sku":null,"price":0.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":false}]}],"url":"https:\/\/thelamppostparis.com\/fr\/collections\/david-hume.oembed","provider":"The Lamp-Post Library \u0026 Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}