Philosophical Melancholy and Delirium: Hume's Pathology of Philosophy

by Donald W. Livingston

Book Overview

The Scottish philosopher David Hume is commonly understood as the original proponent of the "end of philosophy." In this powerful new study, Donald Livingston completely revises our understanding of Hume's thought through his investigation of Hume's distinction between "true" and "false" philosophy. For Hume, false philosophy leads either to melancholy over the groundlessness of common opinion or delirium over transcending it, while true philosophy...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0226487172
• ISBN13: 9780226487175
• Release Date: June 1998
• Publisher: University of Chicago Press
• Length: 454 Pages
• Weight: 1.40 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.0" x 9.0"