The Great Guide: What David Hume Can Teach Us… by Julian Baggini · Audiobook preview

The Great Guide: What David Hume Can Teach Us about Being Human and Living Well
Authored by Julian Baggini
Narrated by David Rintoul

0:00 Intro
0:03 Introduction. Scotland’s Hidden Gem
12:10 1. The Foundations of a Thinker
53:25 Outro

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BOOK DESCRIPTION

This audiobook narrated by David Rintoul shares i nvaluable wisdom on living a good life from one of the Enlightenment's greatest philosophers
David Hume (1711–1776) is perhaps best known for his ideas about cause and effect and his criticisms of religion, but he is rarely thought of as a philosopher with practical wisdom to offer. Yet Hume's philosophy is grounded in an honest assessment of nature—human nature in particular. The Great Guide is an engaging and eye-opening account of how Hume's thought should serve as the basis for a complete approach to life.
In this enthralling book, Julian Baggini masterfully interweaves biography with intellectual history and philosophy to give us a complete vision of Hume's guide to life. He follows Hume on his life's journey, literally walking in the great philosopher's footsteps as Baggini takes readers to the places that inspired Hume the most, from his family estate near the Scottish border to Paris, where, as an older man, he was warmly embraced by French society. Baggini shows how Hume put his philosophy into practice in a life that blended reason and passion, study and leisure, and relaxation and enjoyment.
The Great Guide includes 145 Humean maxims for living well, on topics ranging from the meaning of success and the value of travel to friendship, facing death, identity, and the importance of leisure. This book shows how life is far richer with Hume as your guide.

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ABOUT THE AUTHOR

Julian Baggini is an independent scholar, philosopher, and writer. He was the founding editor of The Philosophers' Magazine and is the author of many books, including How the World Thinks: A Global History of Philosophy and The Edge of Reason: A Rational Skeptic in an Irrational World. David Rintoul has an extensive film and television career and has played leading roles in the British theater. He is the narrator of hundreds of audiobooks, including works by Thomas Mann, Agatha Christie, and Frederick Forsyth.

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AUDIOBOOK DETAILS

Language: English
Publisher: Princeton University Press
Published on: May 25, 2021
ISBN: 9780691220833
Duration: 8 hr, 54 min
Genres: Philosophy / Ethics & Moral Philosophy, Philosophy / General, Philosophy / Political