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David Hume and the culture of Scottish Newtonianism : methodology and ideology in Enlightenment inquiry
- Title
- David Hume and the culture of Scottish Newtonianism : methodology and ideology in Enlightenment inquiry / by Tamas Demeter.
- Author
- Demeter, Tamás
- Publication
- Leiden ; Boston : Brill, [2016]
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Details
- Description
- xi, 221 pages; 25 cm
- 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. Tamas 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.
- Series Statement
- Brill's studies in intellectual history, 0920-8607 ; volume 259
- Uniform Title
- Brill's studies in intellectual history ; v. 259.
- Subjects
- Bibliography (note)
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 205-218) and indexes.
- Call Number
- JFE 17-20
- ISBN
- 9789004327313 (Hardback)
- 9004327312 (Hardback)
- LCCN
- 2016031144
- OCLC
- 951955671
- Author
- Demeter, Tamás, author.
- Title
- David Hume and the culture of Scottish Newtonianism : methodology and ideology in Enlightenment inquiry / by Tamas Demeter.
- Publisher
- Leiden ; Boston : Brill, [2016]
- Type of Content
- text
- Type of Medium
- unmediated
- Type of Carrier
- volume
- Series
- Brill's studies in intellectual history, 0920-8607 ; volume 259Brill's studies in intellectual history ; v. 259.
- Bibliography
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 205-218) and indexes.
- Research Call Number
- JFE 17-20