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The book concentrates on Hume's philosophical thought. He sought to carry the empirical principle through to its conclusion, thus putting an end to modern British empiricism. His skepticism contributed to the transformation of Kant's thought. Various modern Western schools of empiricist philosophy, such as positivism and logical positivism, have inherited Hume's epistemological ideas. Book Title Studies in Human Understanding Introduction This 12-chapter book is centered on the study of human comprehension, which leads to skeptical and agnostic conclusions. Chapter 1 is an introduction to the book, expressing the idea of a "science of human nature"; chapter 2 deals with the origin of ideas; chapter 3 deals with the three principles of conceptual association; chapters 4 to 7 deal with the idea of cause and effect; chapter 8 discusses the problem of freedom and necessity; chapter 9 analyzes the experience of animals; chapters 10 and 11 criticize theological theories; and chapter 12 sets out the principles of the principle of skepticism. Hume's time coincided with the maturation of capitalism and the rapid development of the capitalist economy. The bourgeoisie vigorously promoted the progress of science in order to develop production. The rational spirit of science became increasingly prevalent in intellectual circles. The methods of experimental science gradually became a model for all sciences to follow. Hume sought to apply the experimental method to spiritual science, to study the mental behavior of man, and to establish a "science of man". Personal Background In the summer of 1734, Hume traveled east to France and spent three years in seclusion in Paris, Rom and Lafleche, County Anjou, where he devoted himself to writing philosophy. At the end of 1738, when it was published, it did not receive much attention. Hume thought that "it was mostly due to the impropriety of the narrative, and not entirely to the impropriety of the opinion". Hume then rewrote the first part of Human Nature as Studies in Human Understanding and published it in Turin. Ideas of the work Hume's Problem A Study of Human Understanding is Hume's philosophical masterpiece. In it, Hume sets out his basic philosophical ideas. It presents the "Humean Problem" in the history of philosophy. The Humean Problem deals with the problem of "reasoning about facts and actual existence", especially the problem of causal connection. This problem, often called the "problem of induction," has two aspects: one is the question of the reliability of reasoning about facts and actual situations, and the other is the question of their necessity. Hume not only thinks that inductive reasoning about facts, realities, is unreliable, but also that it is not necessary and essential in the transition from the former to the latter in practice. He argued that the reason why people think there is a causal connection between certain things is more due to habit than to conclusions reached through reasoning.