{"product_id":"9780826443595","title":"Continuum Companion to Hume","description":"\u003ch3\u003eBloomsbury Companions\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003ch1\u003eContinuum Companion to Hume\u003c\/h1\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAlan Bailey | Daniel Jayes O'Brien\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cb\u003ePhilosophy \/ History \u0026amp; Surveys \/ Modern\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp\u003eDavid Hume (1711-1776), philosopher, historian, and\u003cbr\u003eessayist, is widely considered to be Britain's greatest philosopher.One of the leading intellectual figures of\u003cbr\u003ethe Scottish Enlightenment, his major works and central ideas, especially his\u003cbr\u003eradical empiricism and his critique of the pretensions of philosophical\u003cbr\u003erationalism, remain hugely influential on contemporary philosophers.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis comprehensive and accessible guide to Hume's\u003cbr\u003elife and work includes 21 specially commissioned essays, written by a team of\u003cbr\u003eleading experts, covering every aspect of Hume's thought. The Companion presents details of Hume's\u003cbr\u003elife, historical and philosophical context, a comprehensive overview of all the\u003cbr\u003ekey themes and topics apparent in his work, including his accounts of causal\u003cbr\u003ereasoning, scepticism, the soul and the self, action, reason, free will,\u003cbr\u003emiracles, natural religion, politics, human nature, women, economics and\u003cbr\u003ehistory, and an account of his reception and enduring influence. This is an\u003cbr\u003eessential reference tool for anyone working in the fields of Hume Studies and Eighteenth-Century\u003cbr\u003ePhilosophy.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp\u003eAlan Bailey is a Visiting Lecturer in Philosophy at\u003cbr\u003ethe University of Wolverhampton and has taught in the Philosophy departments at\u003cbr\u003eKeele University and the University of Birmingham, UK.\u003cbr\u003eDan\u003cbr\u003eO'Brien is a Senior Lecturer in Philosophy at Oxford Brookes University,\u003cbr\u003eHonorary Research Fellow at the University of Birmingham and Associate Lecturer\u003cbr\u003eat the Open University, UK.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ctable\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublication Date: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e10 May 2012\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublisher: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eBloomsbury Academic\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eImprint: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eContinuum\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eISBN-13: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e9780826443595\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eFormat: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eHardback\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePage Count: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e472\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWeight (oz): \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e29.28\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e","brand":"Bloomsbury Academic","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51331571220620,"sku":"9780826443595","price":243.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/fh90cf-fv.myshopify.com\/products\/9780826443595","provider":"Late Knight Books and Services, LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}