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By: David Hume
Narrated by: Gildart Jackson
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Published in 1748, An Enquiry Concerning Human Understanding is Scottish empiricist philosopher David Hume's distillation of his mature philosophy. Addressing themes including the limits of human understanding, the compatibility of free will with determinism, weaknesses in the foundations of religion, and the appeal of skepticism, An Enquiry Concerning Human Understanding is Hume's attempt to revise and clarify the ideas of his earlier A Treatise of Human Nature. A major work in the empiricist school of thought that included John Locke and George Berkeley, Hume's work influenced such later authors as Adam Smith, Immanuel Kant, and Jeremy Bentham. Controversial and widely debated since its publication, An Enquiry Concerning Human Understanding is a classic of empiricist philosophy whose questions remain as relevant today as ever.

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Wonderful and eye-opening, will surely read again! Hume has a way of articulating arguments that have far and away exceeded that of my personal arguments as it pertains to philosophy.

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This thoughtful, scholarly book is perfectly presented, and easy to digest.
I do wish there had been additional commentary, but a nice addition to my library.
Hume is the hero of many of my hero’s and this book is a nice introduction.

Great addition to any philosophy collection

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Increasing the speed to 1.25X somehow seemed to uncover the inflection that was missing to my ear at normal speed.

Narration a little flat

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More relevant to contemporary psychology than you might think. You must get past the archaic language and work to learn the implicit meaning of the treatise. Well worth the effort.

Classic philosophy. Timeless and timely.

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Refreshing and mineral rich, like a tall glass clear water with a zest of amusing lemon. This writer is so lovable and honest, you just want to pat his wig, hug him and give him a kiss on the pudgy a cheek.

The language isn't difficult, you just have to pay close attention for 15 min then take a little break, to muse to yourself.

Refreshing and.. really funny, surprisingly.

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