As intriguing today as when it was first published, Hume's An Enquiry Concerning Human Understanding is a fascinating exploration into the nature of human knowledge. Using billiard balls, candles and other colourful examples, Hume conveys the core of his empiricism: that true knowledge can only be gained through sensory experience.

No other philosopher has been at the forefront of the mind than David Hume; physics, psychology, neuroscience − connections to Hume are everywhere. Here is the book that Immanuel Kant confessed had awoken him from his 'dogmatic slumber'.