Introduction; 1. Pursuits of philosophy and general learning; 2. Anatomist of human nature; 3. Essayist; 4. Achievement of independence; 5. Two years at Ninewells; 6. The start of a history of Great Britain; 7. The completion of a history of Great Britain; 8. Paris, London, Edinburgh; Afterword: death and character.
This is the first intellectual biography of the British philosopher and historian David Hume.
James A. Harris is Professor in the History of Philosophy at the University of St Andrews, Scotland. He is the author of Of Liberty and Necessity: The Free Will Debate in Eighteenth-Century British Philosophy (2005) and of articles on Hume, Hutcheson, Reid, Beattie, Priestley, and various themes in eighteenth-century British philosophy. He is the editor of The Oxford Handbook of British Philosophy in the Eighteenth Century (2013) and the coeditor with Aaron Garrett of Scottish Philosophy in the Eighteenth Century: Volume One (2015).
'Harris skillfully explores the background of Hume's economic and
other essays, and indeed all of his works, describing in some depth
the debates to which they contributed and the influences of Hume's
own reading.' The New York Review of Books
'Harris himself writes well up to Hume's own standard, and his
analyses are always clearly expressed as well as thoroughly argued.
For anyone with an interest in Hume, this is now probably the place
to start if not with the great man's work itself.' Hector MacQueen,
Irish Legal News
'This is an excellent book. James Harris has explored not only
David Hume's well-known interlocutors but also a wide range of
lesser-known influences. In addition to being carefully and
thoroughly researched, it is also written in a clear and engaging
style, making it a pleasure to read. … Harris's book is a
long-awaited addition to the literature that will not disappoint.'
Donald C. Ainslie, Global Discourse
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