An Enquiry Concerning Human Understanding

As a former philosophy major I remember reading this book 40 years ago. It was so well written that a reordered it and was not surprised that he won the Nobel prize in for this book in literature. But more importantly is that it truly revolutionized the field of philosophy and the especially philosophy of science.

The ebook format left a lot to be desired, but the book itself is great.

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The copy I got is such a terrible example of printing/binding. No footnotes or anything either. Apparently, this is reworked from A Treatise of Human Nature; so I bought the wrong book. I found it repetitive too, so if you are interested in Hume maybe it makes more sense to read that book instead? Who knows.

They say that your undergraduate is about understanding how philosophers think, and not how you can contribute to the philosophy field. I feel as though this book gives you a great foundation on the basis of Empiricism, and can lead to other modern thinkers. I recommend this book to anyone who wants an enjoyable and classic read.

The concepts argumented in the book and the style of argumentation are beyond reasonable, but the overall wording is a tad hard to grasp at times. Phylosophy + the ability to clearly communicate = the ability to clearly communicate Phylosophycally, basicly.

I recently read Outlines of Scepticism by Sextus Empiricus in order to gain a better understanding of the origins of modern skepticism. When I read Hume it felt like I was reading a direct sequel to Sextus' classic (written around 200 AD). Hume has some harsh words about "superstition" but overall here he is more concerned with exploring "how we know things" rather than debunking any particular mythology or religion. If you want to challenge your own thought-life give Hume a try. As others have stated, this book is quite accessible.

We are in 1748, Hume is defending the hypothesis that even when humans experience cause/effect our conclusions are NOT based on reasoning or understanding. What a STUPID species! Wait a second… there is a bit of hope. Given any text/article/book, he recommends two tests: a) does it contain abstract reasoning over quantity or numbers? b) does it contain any experimental reasoning over matter of fact? If NO for both, then burn the damn thing! Enlightening + delighting book.

A very interesting review of how Henry VIII came to be so much married and of the characters and families of his wives and the ongoing religious reforms. Not all of it quite hangs together but it certainly sweeps onwards through the events it narrates.

Dies ist einer der größten Klassiker der abendländischen Philosophie, dessen Bedeutung man nicht neu beurteilen muß. Humes Thesen werden bis heute kontrovers diskutiert. Das sind vor allem seine Regulatitätstheorie der Kausalität, das Induktionsprinzip und seine Thesen zum Wunderglauben. Es bliebe nur die Frage, ob die Ausgabe in Ordnung ist. Das ist der Fall. Der Text ist identisch mit dem, den man auch auf gutenberg.org findet: REPRINTED FROM THE POSTHUMOUS EDITION OF 1777, AND EDITED WITH INTRODUCTION, COMPARATIVE TABLES OF CONTENTS, AND ANALYTICAL INDEX BY L.A. SELBY-BIGGE, OXFORD. SECOND EDITION, 1902

Very good. Having it on my computer, cell phone is very convenient. Can read it everywhere. no need for paper

Mind-blowing.. Everyone who really wants to be rational and logically correct should read this book..

One of the better books on Hume's masterpiece, if you studying the subject of Philosophy, Hume is one of the 'greats' and this works needs to be read.