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1、HISTORICALPHILOSOPHY•HISTORYHISTORICALDICTIONARYHistoricalDictionariesofReligions,Philosophies,andMovements,No.86DICTIONARYOFOFMERRILL“KennethR.Merrill’sHistoricalDictionaryofHume’sPhilosophyisamostvaluableHUMESnewtoolforstudentsofDavidHume.Theworkismuchmorethanadictionary;thebe
2、ginningofthebookcontainsextensiveessaysonHume’slife,aswellasonthepoliticalandintellectualcontextinwhichhelivedandwrote.Theseengagingessaysarefollowedbythedictionary,aseriesofwell-craftedentriesoncentralconcepts,Philosophythemes,andphilosophersrelatedtoHume’sphilosophicalwork.The
3、entriesareclear,concise,andextensivelycross-referenced.Thishandyreferenceworkprovidesthereaderwithanexcellentstartingpointforfurtherscholarlyinvestigation.Itwillbeaparticularlyusefulsupplementinupper-divisionundergraduatecoursesonDICTIONARYHISTORICALHume.”—SAULTRAIGER,professoro
4、fphilosophy,OccidentalCollege,LosAngeles,andpastpresidentoftheHumeSociety“TheonlyhistoricaldictionarydevotedtoHume’sphilosophical,critical,andOFhistoricalworks.Itisausefulandimportantbookonmanylevels.ForthepersonapproachingHumeforthefirsttime,itprovidesanextensivesketchofHume’sl
5、ifeHUMESPhilosophyandphilosophicalviews.MostofthedictionaryentriesfocusonHume’sphilosophi-caldoctrines,givingbothanoverviewofthe(largely)uncontroversialelementsofhispositionaswellaspointsofinterpretativedisagreements.OtherentriesconcernsomeofthehistoricalfigurestowhomHumerefersi
6、nhisworksandphiloso-pherswhowereinfluencedbyHume’swork.Merrill’sextensivebibliographygivesstudentsanexcellentstartingpointfortheirownresearchonHume.ToseasonedHumescholars,itprovidesa‘readyreference’thatwillremindthemofconnectionsamongareasinHume’sworksthattheymighteasilyoverlook
7、.Whileitisahistoricaldictionary,oneshouldnotassumethatitisconcernedsolelywithhistoricalissues.MerrillregularlyconnectsHume’sdiscussionswithlaterphilosophicalmovementsandcontemporaryphilosophicaldiscussions.Hisentryonwomen,forexample,concernsfeministinterpretationsofHumeaswellasm
8、oregeneralissuesinfeministphilosophy.Merrill’sH
