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David Hume and the culture of Scottish Newtonianism : methodology and ideology in Enlightenment inquiry / by Tamas Demeter.
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Demeter, Tamás
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English
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Leiden ; Boston : Brill, [2016]
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xi, 221 pages ; 25 cm.
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B1498 .D46 2016
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Hume, David 1711-1776
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Newton, Isaac 1642-1727
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Influence
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Newton, Isaac 1642-1727
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Opticks
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Series
Brill's studies in intellectual history ; v. 259.
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Brill's studies in intellectual history, 0920-8607 ; volume 259
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Summary note
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.
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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.
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9789004327313 ((Hardback))
9004327312 ((Hardback))
LCCN
2016031144
OCLC
951955671
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