Detail View: Museums: Hume
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Work Record ID:
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0041808
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Shelfmark:
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Df.4.73, vol. II, title
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Title:
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David Hume's copy of 'De la recherche de la Verite', by Nicolas Malebranche, 1684
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Creator:
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Hume, David (b.1711, d.1776)
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Creator Name:
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Hume, David
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Creator Dates:
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b.1711, d.1776
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Creator Role:
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Associated Person
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Summary Creator:
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David Hume
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Creator:
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Malebranche, Nicolas (b.1638, d.1715)
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Creator Name:
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Malebranche, Nicolas
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Creator Dates:
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b.1638, d.1715
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Creator Role:
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Author
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Summary Creator:
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Nicolas Malebranche
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Date:
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1684
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Description:
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The philosopher David Hume is a world figure and is perhaps the most important and most widely influential of all alumni of the university. This book from his library is of particular interest as Nicolas Malebranche (1638-1715), Jesuit and follower of Descartes, was an important influence on his thought. Hume accepted most of his skeptical conclusions about causation and the way in which we acquire a sense of morality. However, he rejected Malebranche's contention that all philosophical problems are ultimately explained by reference to God.
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Work Type:
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Book
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Material:
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Paper
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Location:
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Special Collections/Main Library
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Repository:
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Object Lessons
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Related Work Title:
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De la recherche de la Verite ou l'on traite de la nature de l'esprit de l'homme
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Related Work Notes:
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Host Item
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Repro File Type:
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Cropped Tiff
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Repro File Size (bytes):
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59038072
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Repro Title:
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Hume
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Repro Creator Name:
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Edinburgh University Library Photography Department
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Repro Repository:
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Object Lessons
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Repro Old ID Number:
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ol0007
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Repro Rights Statement:
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© Edinburgh University Library
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Repro Capture Date:
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04/08/2003 11:50:00
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