Early Responses to Hume's Life and Reputation

James Fieser (Editor)

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Author
James Fieser (Editor)
Publish Date
2005-03-01
Subtitle
Volumes 9 And 10
Book Type
Paperback
Number of Pages
882
Publisher Name
Thoemmes Continuum
ISBN-10
184371115X
ISBN-13
9781843711155
citemno
265316
Edition
Sixth Edition
SKU
9781843711155

Description

The skeptical and anti-religious bent of Hume's work generated hundreds of critical responses, many of which were scholarly commentaries. Some writers, however, focused less on Hume's philosophical and historical writings and more on his reputation as a public figure. Friends and foes alike recorded anecdotes about him that appeared after his death in scattered periodicals and books. Hume's biographers have drawn liberally on this material, but in most cases the original sources are only summarized or briefly quoted. This set presents dozens of these biographical discussions of Hume—reset, annotated, and in their most complete form.