[David Hume] Essays, Moral, Political, and Literary
Συγγραφέας: David Hume
Μετάφραση - Σύνταξη: Eugene F. Miller, ed.
Έκδοση: Liberty Fund, Inc., Indianapolis, 1987
Πρώτη Έκδοση: 1742
DAVID HUME'S greatness was recognized in his own time, as it is today, but the writings that made Hume famous are not, by and large, the same ones that support his reputation now. Leaving aside his Enquiries, which were widely read then as now, Hume is known today chiefly through his Treatise of Human Nature and his Dialogues Concerning Natural Religion. The Treatise was scarcely read at all during Hume's lifetime, however, and theDialogues was not published until after his death. Conversely, most readers today pay little attention to Hume's various books of essays and to his History of England, but these are the works that were read avidly by his contemporaries. If one is to get a balanced view of Hume's thought, it is necessary to study both groups of writings. If we should neglect the essays or the History, then our view of Hume's aims and achievements is likely to be as incomplete as that of his contemporaries who failed to read the Treatise or theDialogues....
[From the Foreword by Eugene F. Miller]
