Mary Shepherdâs an Essay Upon the Relation of Cause and Effect

Herausgeber: Garrett, Don

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Produktbeschreibung

Mary Shepherd's An Essay upon the Relation of Cause and Effect is a pioneering work in metaphysics and epistemology by one of the most important philosophers of her era. Appearing on the bicentenary of its original 1824 publication, this is the first full modern edition of the book, which presents and defends the theory of causation and scientific knowledge that constitutes the cornerstone of her entire philosophy. The edition includes an extensive introduction and scholarly notes throughout that provide historical and philosophical context while explaining the central ideas of the work. It also includes the two essays by Shepherd published in 1828 and all of her known letters-- all but one of them published here for the first time-- which shed significant additional light on her philosophical ideas.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Oxford University Press, USA
• Seitenzahl: 176
• Erscheinungstermin: 3. September 2024
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9780197649626
• ISBN-10: 0197649629
• Artikelnr.: 68991127

Autorenporträt

Don Garrett has written extensively on the history of modern philosophy, including Cognition and Commitment in Hume's Philosophy (1997), Hume (2015), and Nature and Necessity in Spinoza's Philosophy (2018). He is also the editor of The Cambridge Companion to Spinoza (1996, second edition 2022). He has taught at Harvard University, the University of Utah, the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (where he was Kenan Distinguished Professor for Teaching Excellence), and New York University (where he is Silver Professor in the Department of Philosophy). He is member of the American Academic of Arts and Sciences