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A Treatise of Human Nature
by David Hume. Hume develops an empiricist account of perception, identity, causation, passion, and moral judgment.
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- Date
- 1739–1740
- Origin
- Scotland
- Genre
- Philosophy
- Canon tier
- Essential core
- Difficulty
- Very challenging
- Length
- Very long
- Collection
- The Western Canon
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Hume develops an empiricist account of perception, identity, causation, passion, and moral judgment.
This work is included on the basis of great books. Its cataloged influence level is 5 out of 5.
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