In this book, Hume discusses the subjectivity of taste and the role of sentiment in determining aesthetic preferences, challenging the idea of objective beauty.
A Treatise of Human Nature, first published between 1739 and 1740, is a philosophical text by the Scottish philosopher David Hume. The work contains three books: "Of the Understanding", "Of the Passions" and "Of Morals".
Highly controversial in the 18th century, this work remains provocative in its discussions of the appeal of skepticism, the logical coexistence of free will and determinism, and the deficiencies of religious doctrine.
This edition of 'Hume's Political Discourses,' ushered into new life by DigiCat Publishing, is indispensable for readers seeking to understand the inheritance of Enlightenment economic and political thought.
While the irony may be less readily evident in the Dialogues, this would suggest a similar reading of this work's ending.[2] Cicero used a similar technique in his Dialogues.