The philosophers' quarrel: Rousseau, Hume, and the limits of human understanding
The rise and spectacular fall of the friendship between the two great philosophers of the eighteenth century, barely six months after they first met, reverberated on both sides of the Channel. This title explores the unfolding rift between two of the greatest of Enlightenment thinkers, Jean-Jacques...
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| Format: | Print Book |
| Language: | English |
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| WorldCat: | WorldCat |
| Interlibrary Loan: | Interlibrary Loan for the Fachinformationsdienste (Specialized Information Services in Germany) |
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New Haven London
Yale University Press
[2009]
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| In: | Year: 2009 |
| Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains: | B
Rousseau, Jean-Jacques 1712-1778
/ Hume, David 1711-1776
/ Understanding
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| Further subjects: | B
Hume, David (1711-1776)
B Rousseau, Jean-Jacques (1712-1778) B Enlightenment B Rousseau Jean-Jacques 1712-1778 B Hume David 1711-1776 |
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| Summary: | The rise and spectacular fall of the friendship between the two great philosophers of the eighteenth century, barely six months after they first met, reverberated on both sides of the Channel. This title explores the unfolding rift between two of the greatest of Enlightenment thinkers, Jean-Jacques Rousseau and David Hume. |
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| Item Description: | Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Physical Description: | X, 247 Seiten, Illustrationen, 23 cm |
| ISBN: | 0300121938 |