David Hume: The Philosopher as Historian

by Nicholas Phillipson

Book Overview

In this book--a new and revised edition of his 1989 classic--Nicholas Phillipson shows how Hume freed history from religion and politics, and became one of the most important philosophers ever to write in English.

A giant of the eighteenth-century Enlightenment, David Hume was one of the most important philosophers ever to write in English. He was also a brilliant historian. In this book--a new and revised edition of his 1989 classic--Nicholas...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0300181663
• ISBN13: 9780300181661
• Release Date: March 2012
• Publisher: Yale University Press
• Length: 168 Pages
• Weight: 0.65 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 5.6" x 8.2"