An Enquiry Concerning Human Understanding Av David Hume

<DIV><P>A landmark of Enlightenment thought, Hume's <I>An Enquiry Concerning Human Understanding</I> is accompanied here by two shorter works that shed light on it: <I>A Letter from a Gentleman to His Friend in Edinburgh</I>, Hume's response to those accusing him of atheism, of advocating extreme skepticism, and of undermining the foundations of morality; and his Abstract of <I>A Treatise of Human Nature</I>, which anticipates discussions developed in the <I>Enquiry</I>.</P><P>In his concise Introduction, Eric Steinberg explores the conditions that led Hume to write the Enquiry and the work's important relationship to Book I of Hume's <I>A Treatise of Human Nature</I>.</P></DIV>