Hume: An Enquiry Concerning Human Understanding

David Hume''s An Enquiry Concerning Human Understanding, first published in 1748, is a concise statement of Hume''s central philosophical positions. It develops an account of human mental functioning which emphasizes the limits of human knowledge and the extent of our reliance on (non-rational) mental habits. It then applies that account to questions of free will and religious knowledge before clo...