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David Hume, Sceptic

SYSNO ASEP	0468113
Document Type	B - Monograph
R&D Document Type	Monograph
Title	David Hume, Sceptic
Author(s)	Parusniková, Zuzana (FLU-F)_{RID, ORCID, SAI}
Issue data	Cham: Springer, 2016
ISBN	978-3-319-43792-7
ISSN	2211-4548
Series	SpringerBriefs in Philosophy
Number of pages	126 s.
Number of copy	500
Publication form	Print - P
Language	eng - English
Country	DE - Germany
Keywords	David Hume ; Scepticism ; Epistemology ; Science of man ; Cartesian paradigm ; Pyrrhonian crisis ; Philosophy of life
Subject RIV	AA - Philosophy ; Religion
Institutional support	FLU-F - RVO:67985955
DOI	10.1007/978-3-319-43794-1
Annotation	Hume wrote in the time of the emerging modernity which gave rise to a new kind of scepticism, involving doubt not just about the adequacy of our knowledge but about the very existence of a world independent of the self. Hume's empiricism added yet another sceptical theme: how can one, on empirical basis, rationally justify key concepts of human understanding? Moreover, Hume was influenced by Pyrrhonian scepticism, much discussed by philosophers at the time. The Pyrrhonian legacy is especially noticeable in his acceptance of the weakness of reason and in his emphasis on the practical role of philosophy.
Workplace	Institute of Philosophy
Contact	Chlumská Simona, chlumska@flu.cas.cz ; Tichá Zuzana, asep@flu.cas.cz Tel: 221 183 360
Year of Publishing	2017

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