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1. Kant’s Theory of the Self

   By Arthur Melnick

   Series: Routledge Studies in Eighteenth-Century Philosophy

   The self for Kant is something real, and yet is neither appearance nor thing in itself, but rather has some third status. Appearances for Kant arise in space and time where these are respectively forms of outer and inner attending (intuition). Melnick explains the "third status" by identifying...

   Published November 2nd 2010 by Routledge
2. Aesthetics and Morals in the Philosophy of David Hume

   By Timothy M Costelloe

   Series: Routledge Studies in Eighteenth-Century Philosophy

   The book has two aims. First, to examine the extent and significance of the connection between Hume's aesthetics and his moral philosophy; and, second, to consider how, in light of the connection, his moral philosophy answers central questions in ethics. The first aim is realized in chapters 1-4....

   Published June 15th 2009 by Routledge
3. Hume's Difficulty

   Time and Identity in the Treatise

   By Donald L.M. Baxter

   Series: Routledge Studies in Eighteenth-Century Philosophy

   In this volume--the first, focused study of Hume on time and identity--Baxter focuses on Hume’s treatment of the concept of numerical identity, which is central to Hume's famous discussions of the external world and personal identity. Hume raises a long unappreciated, and still unresolved,...

   Published March 5th 2009 by Routledge
4. Hume, Reason and Morality

   A Legacy of Contradiction

   By Sophie Botros

   Series: Routledge Studies in Eighteenth-Century Philosophy

   Covering an important theme in Humean studies, this book focuses on Hume's hugely influential attempt in book three of his Treatise of Human Nature to derive the conclusion that morality is a matter of feeling, not reason, from its link with action. Claiming that Hume's argument contains a...

   Published February 29th 2008 by Routledge
5. Humes Philosophy Of The Self

   By Tony Pitson

   Series: Routledge Studies in Eighteenth-Century Philosophy

   Published April 5th 2006 by Routledge
6. Naturalization of the Soul

   Self and Personal Identity in the Eighteenth Century

   By John Barresi, Raymond Martin

   Series: Routledge Studies in Eighteenth-Century Philosophy

   Naturalization of the Soul charts the development of the concepts of soul and self in Western thought, from Plato to the present. It fills an important gap in intellectual history by being the first book to emphasize the enormous intellectual transformation in the eighteenth century, when the...

   Published February 11th 2004 by Routledge
7. Thomas Reid and Scepticism

   His Reliabilist Response

   By Philip De Bary, Philip de Bary

   Series: Routledge Studies in Eighteenth-Century Philosophy

   This book bears witness to the current reawakening of interest in Reid's philosophy. It first examines Reid's negative attack on the Way of Ideas, and finds him to be a devastating critic of his predecessors. Turning to the positive part of Reid's programme, the author then develops a fresh...

   Published December 5th 2001 by Routledge
8. Hume's Aesthetic Theory

   Sentiment and Taste in the History of Aesthetics

   By Dabney Townsend

   Series: Routledge Studies in Eighteenth-Century Philosophy

   Hume's Aesthetic Theory examines the neglected area of the development of aesthetics in empiricist thinking, exploring the link between the empiricist background of aesthetics in the eighteenth century and the work of David Hume.This is a major contribution to our understanding of Hume's general...

   Published November 15th 2000 by Routledge