How Long to Read David Hume, Philosophical Collection

How Long Does it Take to Read David Hume, Philosophical Collection?

It takes the average reader 6 hours and 14 minutes to read David Hume, Philosophical Collection by David Hume

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Description

David Hume (1711 - 1776) was a Scottish philosopher, historian, economist, and essayist known especially for his philosophical empiricism and scepticism. He was one of the most important figures in the history of Western philosophy and the Scottish Enlightenment. Hume is often grouped with John Locke, George Berkeley, and a handful of others as a British Empiricist. Beginning with his A Treatise of Human Nature (1739), Hume strove to create a total naturalistic "science of man" that examined the psychological basis of human nature. In stark opposition to the rationalists who preceded him, most notably Descartes, he concluded that desire rather than reason governed human behaviour, saying: "Reason is, and ought only to be the slave of the passions." A prominent figure in the sceptical philosophical tradition and a strong empiricist, he argued against the existence of innate ideas, concluding instead that humans have knowledge only of things they directly experience. Thus he divides perceptions between strong and lively "impressions" or direct sensations and fainter "ideas," which are copied from impressions. He developed the position that mental behaviour is governed by "custom," that is acquired ability; our use of induction, for example, is justified only by our idea of the "constant conjunction" of causes and effects. Without direct impressions of a metaphysical "self," he concluded that humans have no actual conception of the self, only of a bundle of sensations associated with the self. In this book: A Treatise of Human Nature An Enquiry Concerning the Principles of Morals Dialogues Concerning Natural Religion Essays

How long is David Hume, Philosophical Collection?

David Hume, Philosophical Collection by David Hume is 372 pages long, and a total of 93,744 words.

This makes it 126% the length of the average book. It also has 115% more words than the average book.

How Long Does it Take to Read David Hume, Philosophical Collection Aloud?

The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 8 hours and 32 minutes to read David Hume, Philosophical Collection aloud.

What Reading Level is David Hume, Philosophical Collection?

David Hume, Philosophical Collection is suitable for students ages 12 and up.

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