"A splendid edition. Schneewind's illuminating introduction succinctly situates the Enquiry in its historical context, clarifying its relationship to Calvinism, to Newtonian science, and to earlier moral philosophers, and providing a persuasive account of Hume's ethical naturalism." -- Martha C Nussbaum, Brown University

"A splendid edition. Schneewind's illuminating introduction succinctly situates the Enquiry in its historical context, clarifying its relationship to Calvinism, to Newtonian science, and to earlier moral philosophers, and providing a persuasive account of Hume's ethical naturalism." -- Martha C Nussbaum, Brown University

David Hume's An Enquiry Concerning Human Understanding, first published in 1748, is a concise statement of Hume's central philosophical positions. It develops an account of human mental functioning which emphasizes the limits of human knowledge and the extent of our reliance on (non-rational) mental habits. It then applies that account to questions of free will and religious kn...(展开全部)

Incisively and stylishly written, this book constitutes an open challenge to reconsider the fundamental question of the relationship of law to society.

Incisively and stylishly written, this book constitutes an open challenge to reconsider the fundamental question of the relationship of law to society.

This new volume in the Clarendon Hume series presents a definitive scholarly edition of one of the greatest works in the history of philosophy. In his elegant and lucid Enquiry Hume gives us an accessible presentation of a fully developed ethical theory. The distinguished Hume scholar Tom L. Beauchamp presents an authoritative text accompanied by introduction, annotation, glos...(展开全部)

This new volume in the Clarendon Hume series presents a definitive scholarly edition of one of the greatest works in the history of philosophy. In his elegant and lucid Enquiry Hume gives us an accessible presentation of a fully developed ethical theory. The distinguished Hume scholar Tom L. Beauchamp presents an authoritative text accompanied by introduction, annotation, glos...(展开全部)

伊夫-夏尔•扎卡（Yves Charles Zarka），巴黎大学哲学荣休教授，当代法国著名政治哲学家，现代政治思想史领域杰出学者。法国学术季刊《城邦》、法文评注版《霍布斯全集》以及“政治的基础”“哲学与社会”等丛书的主编。曾在法国国家科学研究院（CNRS）创立托马斯•霍布斯中心并担任该中心及现代哲学史中心主任。其主要研究领域为现代政治哲学理论、霍布斯研究、当代欧洲问题等。著有《霍布斯的形而上学决断》（1987）、《霍布斯与现代政治思想》（1995）、《古典时期的哲学与政治学》（1998）、《大地的不可占有：一种哲学重建的原则》（2013）、《重建世界主义》（2014）等，与哈贝马斯合著《重塑欧洲》（2012）。

伊夫-夏尔•扎卡（Yves Charles Zarka），巴黎大学哲学荣休教授，当代法国著名政治哲学家，现代政治思想史领域杰出学者。法国学术季刊《城邦》、法文评注版《霍布斯全集》以及“政治的基础”“哲学与社会”等丛书的主编。曾在法国国家科学研究院（CNRS）创立托马斯•霍布斯中心并担任该中心及现代哲学史中心主任。其主要研究领域为现代政治哲学理论、霍布斯研究、当代欧洲问题等。著有《霍布斯的形而上学决断》（1987）、《霍布斯与现代政治思想》（1995）、《古典时期的哲学与政治学》（1998）、《大地的不可占有：一种哲学重建的原则》（2013）、《重建世界主义》（2014）等，与哈贝马斯合著《重塑欧洲》（2012）。