Impressions of Hume by Marina Frasca-Spada

Impressions of Hume by Marina Frasca-Spada

Impressions of Hume presents new essays from leading scholars in different philosophical, historiographical, and literary traditions to which Hume made defining contributions. Hume has made a variety of impressions on these different areas; his writings, philosophical and otherwise, may indeed be read in a number of different ways. For example, they can be taken as transparent vehicles for philosophical intuitions, problems, and arguments that are still at the centre of philosophical reflection today. On the other hand, there are readings which are interested in locating Hume's views against the background of concerns, debates and discussions of Hume's own time. And this is not all. Hume's texts may be read as highly sophisticated literary-cum-philosophical creations: in such cases, the reader's attention tends to be directed at issues of genre and persuasive strategies rather than on argument. Or they may be regarded as moments in the construction of the ideology of modernity, and as contributions to the legitimation of a given social order. As the true classics that they are, Hume's works are typical 'open texts', which present their readers of all provenances with a bounty of materials and inspirations. It is the editors' conviction that the borders between these approaches are far from neat; and that as much cross-fertilization as possible is to be promoted. Impressions of Hume amply demonstrates the rewards of such an approach.

This is a wide-ranging collectionWhat it lacks in thematic unity is made up for by its admirable breadth in method and style. Continental and analytic philosophy, literary criticism, intellectual history, philosophically-orientated history of philosophy, and biography all make an appearance here. The editors are to be commended for bringing together Hume scholarship from across the disciplines. * Donald Ainslie, Notre Dame Philosophical Reviews *

Kail, P. J. E.: - Dr P. J. E. Kail is University Lecturer in the History of Modern Philosophy, University of Oxford and Fellow and Tutor in Philosophy at St Peter's College, Oxford. He is co-editor with Marina Frasca-Spada of Impressions of Hume (2005) and author of Projection and Realism in Hume's Philosophy (2007).

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ISBN 13	9780199256525
ISBN 10	0199256527
Title	Impressions of Hume
Author	Marina Frasca-Spada
Series	Mind Association Occasional Series
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Binding Type	Hardback
Publisher	Oxford University Press
Year published	2005-06-23
Number of pages	320
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