Abstract

In his day, Hume was acknowledged as the finest philosopher in Europe. Yet 'the greatest mind Scotland has ever produced' remained for many years unrecognised. He bore his obscurity and apparent failure with the same good-hearted sanity as his penetrating and down-to-earth philosophy. These witty and informative guides cover the lives and ideas of the major philosophers. Award-winning author Paul Strathern's concise and easily comprehensible style highlights the major advances in philosophy, as well as the men who conceived them and the times in which they lived. Packed with striking quotes, insights and anecdotes, the aim of the Virgin Philosophers Series is to clarify the mysteries of philosophy for the general reader.