Description
| Product ID: | 9780199596348 |
| Product Form: | Paperback / softback |
| Country of Manufacture: | GB |
| Series: | Clarendon Hume Edition Series |
| Title: | David Hume: A Treatise of Human Nature |
| Subtitle: | Volume 2: Editorial Material |
| Authors: | Author: David Fate Norton, Mary J. Norton |
| Page Count: | 754 |
| Subjects: | European history, British & Irish history, History, Philosophical traditions and schools of thought, History of ideas, Modern history to 20th century: c 1700 to c 1900, Western philosophy: c 1600 to c 1900, History of ideas |
| Description: | Select Guide Rating David and Mary Norton present the definitive scholarly edition of Hume's Treatise, one of the greatest philosophical works ever written. This volume contains their account of how the Treatise was written and published; an explanation of how they established the text; an extensive set of annotations; and a detailed bibliography and index. David and Mary Norton present the definitive scholarly edition of one of the greatest philosophical works ever written. This second volume begins with their ''Historical Account'' of the Treatise, an account that runs from the beginnings of the work to the period immediately following Hume''s death in 1776, followed by an account of the Nortons'' editorial procedures and policies and a record of the differences between the first-edition text of the Treatise and the critical text that follows. The volume continues with an extensive set of ''Editors'' Annotations'', intended to illuminate (though not intepret) Hume''s texts; a four-part bibliography of materials cited in both volumes; and a comprehensive index. |
| Imprint Name: | Oxford University Press |
| Publisher Name: | Oxford University Press |
| Country of Publication: | GB |
| Publishing Date: | 2011-01-13 |