An Enquiry Concerning Human Understanding
David Hume
An Enquiry Concerning Human Understanding is a book by David Hume, a philosopher from the 18th century. Hume is known for being an empiricist philosopher, meaning he believed that sensory experiences and solid evidence are all that matters when it comes to knowledge. Empiricism posits that rationalism and empirical evidence are required to truly be able to “know” anything, that no knowledge is inherent to humans and every person is a blank slate until they gain experiences.
This treatise is split into two sections, one which explains the basis of his philosophy and one that applies the epistemology to matters of life, government, academia, and nature. This in-depth and logic-driven presentation makes the empiricist philosophy more understandable even centuries after its publication.
Duration - 17h 16m.
Author - David Hume.
Narrator - Seth Thompson.
Published Date - Wednesday, 04 January 2023.
Location:
United States
Description:
An Enquiry Concerning Human Understanding is a book by David Hume, a philosopher from the 18th century. Hume is known for being an empiricist philosopher, meaning he believed that sensory experiences and solid evidence are all that matters when it comes to knowledge. Empiricism posits that rationalism and empirical evidence are required to truly be able to “know” anything, that no knowledge is inherent to humans and every person is a blank slate until they gain experiences. This treatise is split into two sections, one which explains the basis of his philosophy and one that applies the epistemology to matters of life, government, academia, and nature. This in-depth and logic-driven presentation makes the empiricist philosophy more understandable even centuries after its publication. Duration - 17h 16m. Author - David Hume. Narrator - Seth Thompson. Published Date - Wednesday, 04 January 2023.
Language:
English
Opening Credits
Duration:00:00:27
Section 1: Of the Different Species of Philosophy
Duration:00:27:35
Section 2: Of the Origin of Ideas
Duration:00:12:41
Section 3: Of the Association of Ideas
Duration:00:03:30
Section 4: Skeptical Doubts Concerning the Operations of the Understanding
Duration:00:35:49
Section 5: Skeptical Solution of these Doubts
Duration:00:33:39
Section 6: Of Probability
Duration:00:06:52
Section 7: Of the Idea of Necessary Connexion
Duration:00:42:02
Section 8: Of Liberty and Necessity
Duration:00:55:31
Section 9: Of the Reason of Animals
Duration:00:08:19
Section 10: Of Miracles
Duration:00:50:55
Section 11: Of a Particular Providence and of a Future State
Duration:00:38:10
Section 12: Of the Academical or Skeptical Philosophy
Duration:00:36:47
Ending Credits
Duration:00:00:52