An Enquiry Concerning Human Understanding

An Enquiry Concerning Human Understanding

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David Hume's 'An Enquiry Concerning Human Understanding' is a more accessible and refined version of the ideas presented in his earlier 'A Treatise of Human Nature.' It offers a concise exposition of his empiricist philosophy, focusing on the nature of human knowledge, the limits of reason, and the problem of induction. This work became more widely read and influential than the 'Treatise,' despite covering similar ground.

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he later sort of revises his thoughts into the much shorter inquiry concerning human understanding.

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David Hume
An Enquiry Concerning Human Understanding
empiricism
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"The speaker mentioned that David Hume 'revises his thoughts into the much shorter inquiry concerning human understanding' after his first book didn't sell well, indicating this as a later, more successful presentation of his ideas."

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