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Hume's Philosophy of the Self (review)

Hume's Philosophy of the Self (review) Hume's Philosophy of the Self (review) Susan M. Purviance Hume Studies, Volume 30, Number 1, April 2004, pp. 191-197 (Review) Published by Hume Society DOI: https://doi.org/10.1353/hms.2011.0318 For additional information about this article https://muse.jhu.edu/article/383319/summary Access provided at 17 Feb 2020 18:10 GMT from JHU Libraries Hume Studies Volume 30, Number 1, April 2004, pp. 191-197 A. E. PITSON. Hume's Philosophy ofthe Self. London: Routledge, 2002. Pp.196. ISBN 0-415-24801-9, cloth, £50. A. E. Pitson's Hume's Philosophy ofthe Self is an ambitious study of the is- sues of self-awareness, self-reflection, agency, and the awareness of one's being one self among others. Although uneven in results, Hume's Philosophy ofthe Self offers admirable depth in its analyses. Argumentation is sustained by careful attention to the relevance of the entire philosophical corpus of Hume. Because ethical theory is interrelated with philosophy of mind, we need the sort of work Pitson undertakes. I will be using the chapter titles to give one possible tour of this wide-rang- ing new work. "The self and human nature" (chapter 1) pulls a lot together on multiple fronts—developments in contemporary philosophy of mind, along with scholarship on Book 1 and Books 2 and 3 of the Treatise. It is very http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png Hume Studies Hume Society

Hume's Philosophy of the Self (review)

Purviance, Susan M.
Hume Studies , Volume 30 (1) – Jan 26, 2011
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Hume's Philosophy of the Self (review) Susan M. Purviance Hume Studies, Volume 30, Number 1, April 2004, pp. 191-197 (Review) Published by Hume Society DOI: https://doi.org/10.1353/hms.2011.0318 For additional information about this article https://muse.jhu.edu/article/383319/summary Access provided at 17 Feb 2020 18:10 GMT from JHU Libraries Hume Studies Volume 30, Number 1, April 2004, pp. 191-197 A. E. PITSON. Hume's Philosophy ofthe Self. London: Routledge, 2002. Pp.196. ISBN 0-415-24801-9, cloth, £50. A. E. Pitson's Hume's Philosophy ofthe Self is an ambitious study of the is- sues of self-awareness, self-reflection, agency, and the awareness of one's being one self among others. Although uneven in results, Hume's Philosophy ofthe Self offers admirable depth in its analyses. Argumentation is sustained by careful attention to the relevance of the entire philosophical corpus of Hume. Because ethical theory is interrelated with philosophy of mind, we need the sort of work Pitson undertakes. I will be using the chapter titles to give one possible tour of this wide-rang- ing new work. "The self and human nature" (chapter 1) pulls a lot together on multiple fronts—developments in contemporary philosophy of mind, along with scholarship on Book 1 and Books 2 and 3 of the Treatise. It is very

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