An Enquiry Concerning Human Understanding
by David Hume
- Reading level
- Fairly demanding
- Price
- Free
About the book
"An Enquiry Concerning Human Understanding" by David Hume is a philosophical work published in 1748. This revision of Hume's earlier treatise presents his empiricist philosophy in a shorter, more accessible form. Hume explores fundamental questions about human knowledge: how we form ideas from sensory impressions, why we connect thoughts in certain patterns, and whether experience can truly justify our beliefs about cause and effect. The work examines the distinction between logical reasoning and factual knowledge, challenging readers to question the foundations of human understanding itself.
- Ethics
- Knowledge, Theory of
Updated September 2026. Public domain in the USA. Text and summary from Project Gutenberg eBook #9662. An Enquiry Concerning Human Understanding on Wikipedia.
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