David Hume and the culture of Scottish Newtonianism : methodology and ideology in Enlightenment inquiry / by Tamas Demeter.

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Demeter, Tamás [Browse]
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Book
Language
English
Published/​Created
Leiden ; Boston : Brill, [2016]
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xi, 221 pages ; 25 cm.

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    David Hume has a canonical place in the context of moral philosophy, but his insights are less frequently discussed in relation to natural philosophy. 'David Hume and the Culture of Scottish Newtonianism' offers a discussion of Hume's methodological and ideological commitments in matters of knowledge as reflected in his language and outlook. Tamas Demeter argues that several aspects of Hume's moral philosophy reflect post-Newtonian tendencies in the aftermath of the 'Opticks', and show affinities with Newton-inspired Scottish physiology and chemistry. Consequently, when Hume describes his project as an 'anatomy of the mind' he uses a metaphor that expresses his commitment to study human cognitive and affective functioning on analogy with active and organic nature, and not with the 'Principia's' world of inert matter.
    Bibliographic references
    Includes bibliographical references (pages 205-218) and indexes.
    Contents
    • The unity of Scottish Newtonianism. The conceptual unity of Scottish Newtonianism ; The methodological unity of Scottish Newtonianism
    • Methodological and ideological context. Hume's Copernican turn ; Newton's Method and Hume's Science of Man ; Hume and the changing ideology of natural inquiry
    • Hume's method and project. Hume's experimental method ; A chemistry of perceptions ; An anatomy and physiology of mind
    • Moral philosophy and normative morality. Three perspectives on human action ; The objectivity of moral cognition and philosophy ; Conclusion.
    ISBN
    • 9789004327313 ((Hardback))
    • 9004327312 ((Hardback))
    LCCN
    2016031144
    OCLC
    951955671
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