Skip to main content
SpringerLink
Log in
Palgrave Macmillan

Theory and Practice in the Philosophy of David Hume

  • Book
  • © 2012

Overview

Authors:
  1. James Wiley
    View author publications

    You can also search for this author in PubMed   Google Scholar

Part of the book series: Asan-Palgrave Macmillan Series (APMS)

This is a preview of subscription content, log in via an institution to check access.

Access this book

Log in via an institution
eBook USD 39.99
Price excludes VAT (USA)
  • Available as EPUB and PDF
  • Read on any device
  • Instant download
  • Own it forever
Softcover Book USD 54.99
Price excludes VAT (USA)
  • Compact, lightweight edition
  • Dispatched in 3 to 5 business days
  • Free shipping worldwide - see info
Hardcover Book USD 54.99
Price excludes VAT (USA)
  • Durable hardcover edition
  • Dispatched in 3 to 5 business days
  • Free shipping worldwide - see info

Tax calculation will be finalised at checkout

Other ways to access

Licence this eBook for your library

Institutional subscriptions

Table of contents (8 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-vi
    Download chapter PDF

  2. Hume and the Problem of Theory and Practice in Philosophy and Political Theory

    • James Wiley
    Pages 1-26

  3. Hume’s Naturalism and Skepticism in the Treatise and His Appeal from Theory to Practice

    • James Wiley
    Pages 27-61

  4. The Systematic Theory of Theory of the Treatise of Human Nature

    • James Wiley
    Pages 62-80

  5. The Behaviorist Theory of Practice of the Treatise

    • James Wiley
    Pages 81-109

  6. The Practical Philosophies of Skepticism and Commercial Humanism

    • James Wiley
    Pages 110-164

  7. The Common Sense Theory of Theory in the Enquiries, Essays and History of England

    • James Wiley
    Pages 165-202

  8. The Common Sense Theory of Practice of the Later Works

    • James Wiley
    Pages 203-225

  9. Hume, Theory and Practice Today

    • James Wiley
    Pages 226-256

  10. Back Matter

    Pages 257-328
    Download chapter PDF
Back to top

Keywords

About this book

An original interpretation of Hume's philosophy as centered on the relationship between theory and practice. The author argues that Hume's Essays and History represent a humanist practical philosophy derived from the speculative philosophy of A Treatise of Human Nature and the Enquiries .

About the author

JAMES WILEY has taught at a number of universities across the USA including The Johns Hopkins University and most recently Western Michigan University.

Bibliographic Information

Publish with us

Policies and ethics

Back to top

Search

Navigation