Author: William BlackPublisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 322
Book Description
The Handsome Humes
Author: William BlackBook News
Author: Harper's New Monthly Magazine
Author: Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Periodicals
Languages : en
Pages : 1106
Book Description
Important American periodical dating back to 1850.
The Bookseller and the Stationery Trades' Journal
Author: Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Bibliography
Languages : en
Pages : 1538
Book Description
Official organ of the book trade of the United Kingdom.
Book News Monthly
Author: Harper's New Monthly Magazine
Author: Henry Mills AldenPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : American literature
Languages : en
Pages : 1016
Book Description
Harper's informs a diverse body of readers of cultural, business, political, literary and scientific affairs.
Publishers' Weekly
Author: Hume, Passion, and Action
Author: Elizabeth S. RadcliffePublisher: Oxford University Press
ISBN: 0192557688
Category : Philosophy
Languages : en
Pages : 360
Book Description
David Hume's theory of action is well known for several provocative theses, including that passion and reason cannot be opposed over the direction of action. Elizabeth S. Radcliffe defends an original interpretation of Hume's views on passion, reason, and motivation which is consistent with other theses in Hume's philosophy, loyal to his texts, and historically situated. She challenges the now orthodox interpretation of Hume on motivation, presenting an alternative that situates Hume closer to "Humeans" than many recent interpreters have. Part of the strategy is to examine the thinking of the early modern intellectuals to whom Hume responds. Most of these thinkers insisted that passions lead us to pursue harmful objects unless regulated by reason; and most regarded passions as representations of good and evil, which can be false. Understanding Hume's response to these claims requires appreciating his respective characterizations of reason and passion. The author argues that Hume's thesis that reason is practically impotent apart from passion is about beliefs generated by reason, rather than about the capacity of reason. Furthermore, the argument makes sense of Hume's sometimes-ridiculed description of passions as "original existences" having no reference to objects. The author also shows how Hume understood morality as intrinsically motivating, while holding that moral beliefs are not themselves motives, and why he thought of passions as self-regulating, contrary to the admonitions of the rationalists.
The Dial
Author: Francis Fisher BrownePublisher:
ISBN:
Category : American literature
Languages : en
Pages : 398
Book Description
The Gentleman's Magazine
Author: Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Books and bookselling
Languages : en
Pages : 834
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