Track | Section | Reader | Length |
01 | 01 - Of the Different Species of Philosophy | Carl Manchester | 24:30 |
02 | 02 - On the Origin of Ideas | Julian Jamison | 13:01 |
03 | 03 - Of the Association of Ideas | Gesine | 5:14 |
04 | 04 - Sceptical Doubts Concerning the Operations of the Understanding Pt. 1 | Carl Manchester | 15:26 |
05 | 05 - Sceptical Doubts Concerning the Operations of the Understanding Pt. 2 | Carl Manchester | 18:29 |
06 | 06 - Sceptical Solution of These Doubts Pt. 1 | D.E. Wittkower | 15:24 |
07 | 07 - Sceptical Solution of These Doubts Pt. 2 | D.E. Wittkower | 20:07 |
08 | 08 - Of Probability | Founding Father | 6:42 |
09 | 09 - Of the Idea of Necessary Connexion Pt. 1 | ML Cohen | 26:30 |
10 | 10 - Of The Idea of Necessary Connexion Pt. 2 | ML Cohen | 11:24 |
11 | 11 - Of Liberty and Necessity Pt. 1 | Dan Polcano | 34:08 |
12 | 12 - Of Liberty and Necessity Pt. 2 | Founding Father | 16:38 |
13 | 13 - Of the Reason of Animals | Founding Father | 7:43 |
14 | 14 - Of Miracles Pt. 1 | Leon Mire | 17:34 |
15 | 15 - Of Miracles Pt. 2 | Leon Mire | 38:36 |
16 | 16 - Of A Particular Providence and of a Future State | Hugh McGuire | 35:43 |
17 | 17 - Of the Academical or Sceptical Philosopy Pt. 1 | Justin Brett | 16:33 |
18 | 18 - Of the Academical or Sceptical Philosophy Pt. 2 | Justin Brett | 13:01 |
19 | 19 - Of the Academical or Sceptical Philosophy Pt. 3 | Justin Brett | 11:48 |
Notes
Running Time 5 hours 48 minutes
Read by: Multiple readers
Book Coordinator: Kirsten Ferrari
Meta Coordinator: Kirsten Ferrari
Proof Listener: Kehinde
Artwork
Cover: Portrait of David Hume, 1754, by Allan Ramsey, Scottish National Gallery.
Inset: Portrait of David Hume, by Allan Ramsey, 1766, Scottish National Gallery.
Insert: Hand colored engraving of David Hume, 1804, by Charles Turner Warren (1762-1823).
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An Enquiry Concerning Human Understanding by David Hume was published in 1748 and is a shortened revision of his masterwork, A Treatise of Human Nature, which met with a disappointing reception when published anonymously in 1739. In revising he eliminated material from the Treatise and focused on clarifying and emphasizing its most important elements. The resulting book articulates Hume’s theory of knowledge in a logical sequence of incremental steps. The first six sections outline the epistemology, and the latter six sections discuss its application to specific topics. Hume is one of the founding proponents of empiricism, and holds that mental activity falls into two groups, direct impressions of experience that have the strongest effect, and ideas, which are memories and imaginings and somewhat less forceful. He goes on to treat the association of ideas, the nature of understanding and doubt, and the roles of habit and probability. His arguments take the reader to the edge of what he acknowledges are the limits of knowledge, and in doing so he delves into the difficult subjects of liberty, theology and miracles. The book was highly influential upon release, has served as a key influence on giants such as Immanuel Kant, and is rightly regarded as a classic in modern philosophy. It is especially worth examining at the present time given the attention given to the problems of truth in public affairs.
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Item Info | |
EAN - DVD case | 0701236969313 |
EAN - CD jacket | 0682550992945 |
Media | MP3 CD |
Package | DVD Case |
Author | David Hume (1711 - 1776) |
Year | 1748 |
Recording | |
Read by | Multiple readers |
Length | 5 hours and 48 minutes |
Type of Reading | Collaborative |
An Enquiry Concerning Human Understanding
- Author: David Hume
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