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Mentioned in 17 episodes

A treatise of human nature

Book • 1739

In this influential work, Hume seeks to establish a 'science of man' by applying the experimental method of reasoning, inspired by Isaac Newton's achievements in the physical sciences.

The treatise is divided into three books: 'Of the Understanding', 'Of the Passions', and 'Of Morals'.

Hume argues that human behavior is driven by passions rather than reason, introduces the problem of induction, and defends a sentimentalist account of morality.

He also discusses personal identity and free will from a sceptical and compatibilist perspective.

Mentioned by

Angela Duckworth

Simon Critchley

Mentioned in 17 episodes

Mentioned as a fat one that David Hume wrote which didn't sell.

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Mentioned by Stephen Dubner when describing David Hume's views on different elements of self.

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Mentioned by

Lex Fridman

and Philip Goff in the context of a discussion on the relationship between reason and passion.

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Mentioned by

Lacy Hunt

as a great mind who warned against excessive government debt.

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Mentioned by David Peña-Guzmán in the context of the empiricist view of perception.

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Mentioned by

Tamler Sommers

as a primary source material for understanding the problem of induction.

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Mentioned as the early inspiration for what has come to be known as the naturalistic fallacy.

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Mentioned by Fr. Ambrose Little to discuss his naturalistic fallacy and the is-ought distinction.

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Mentioned by

Angela Duckworth

in relation to the concept of status quo bias.

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Mentioned by

Mike Munger

when explaining that his book was published anonymously.

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Mentioned by

Mike Munger

, indicating its influence on various people.

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Mentioned by

Tamler Sommers

as the original version of Enquiry Concerning Human Understanding.

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Mentioned by

Matthew Taylor

when discussing the importance of emotion versus intellect.

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Mentioned by

Simon Critchley

in the context of Hume's challenge to Kant's concept of personal identity.

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Recommended by

Alison Gopnik

as a great philosophical book for those interested in philosophy, psychology, and how we know about the world.

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Mentioned by

Noam Chomsky

when discussing the mind-body problem.

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Mentioned by

John Kaag

as a first edition book found in the abandoned library.

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Mentioned by

Peter Millican

as the greatest philosopher of his period, whose work on induction is discussed.

Mentioned as one of two treatises on ethics by David Hume.

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The discussion revolves around Hume's moral theory as presented in this book.

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